Pure Precept Instructions (Sanju jokai ji)

Ink on Paper / One Scroll of Eight Documents

  • [Document 1] Instructions from Gishin
  • [Document 2] Instructions from Tokuen
  • [Document 3] Instructions from Kojo
  • [Document 4] Instructions from Ennin
  • [Document 5] Instructions from Ennin
  • [Document 6] Instructions from Mugyo
  • [Document 7] Instructions from Hogyo
  • [Document 8] Instructions from An'e
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The Pure Precepts distill the essence of the Mahayana Bodhisattva Precepts into three categories: refraining from evil, living in enlightenment, and living for the benefit of all beings. In the instruction texts by figures like Ennin and An'e, they are described as the "origin of all Buddhas" and as the "raft across the sea of suffering, the provisions for the path of enlightenment." An instruction text is a teaching document given by the teacher to the initiate during the ordination ceremony.

Category
National Treasure
Era
Heian period (9th century)
Measurements
[Document 1] 27.0 × 74.3 cm; [Document 2] 27.0 × 31.5 cm; [Document 3] 29.0 × 34.8 cm; [Document 4] 28.0 × 23.0 cm; [Document 5] 29.5 × 37.0 cm; [Document 6] 29.3 × 21.0 cm; [Document 7] 27.0 × 17.0 cm; [Document 8] 28.0 × 19.0 cm

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