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The frontispiece to the first fascicle of the Lotus Sutra depicting the Buddha Shakyamuni (釈迦如来 Shaka Nyorai) preaching at Vulture Peak attended by bodhisattvas, arhats, and layfolks

From a manuscript of the sutra dating to the 11th century in the collection of Enryakuji Temple (延暦寺) on Mount Hiei (比叡山) north of Kyoto

Image from “Paintings of the Lotus Sutra” by Willa J. Tanabe, Weatherhill, 1988, plate 28

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The frontispiece to the scroll for “Comfortable Conduct” i.e. chapter 14 of the Lotus Sutra (妙法蓮華経), featuring the Siddhaṃ Sankrit syllable representing the Buddha Shakyamuni (釈迦如来 Shaka Nyorai)

From a manuscript of the sutra dating to 1264 presented by the Taira clan to Itsukushima Jinja Shrine (厳島神社) in present-day Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture

Image from “Paintings of the Lotus Sutra” by Willa J. Tanabe, Weatherhill, 1988, color plate 10

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The frontispiece to the scroll for “Comfortable Conduct” i.e. chapter 14 of the Lotus Sutra (妙法蓮華経), with Monju Bodhisattva (文殊菩薩) prominent in the upper right perched on his lion mount

From a manuscript of the sutra dating to the 13th century in the collection of Hasedera Temple (長谷寺) in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture

Image from “Paintings of the Lotus Sutra” by Willa J. Tanabe, Weatherhill, 1988, plate 14