Kongō Jōdaranikyō

is a Japanese sūtra of the Vajrayana school of Buddhism. Copied by the priest Hōrin in 686, it is the oldest hand-copied sūtra in Japan and is designated as a national treasure. Hōrin based his copy on the original by Jñānagupta (523-600).

External links

* [http://www.narahaku.go.jp/exhib/2005toku/komikyo/komikyo-011.htm Image] of original sutra at Nara National Museum

References

* cite book
last = Kawase
first = Kazuma
coauthors = Hisaji Okazaki
title = Shoshigaku Nyūmon
publisher = Yūshōdō Shuppan
year = 2001
location = Tōkyō
pages = 164
language = Japanese
id = ISBN 4-8419-0290-2
* cite book
last = Matsumura
first = Akira
title = Daijirin: 2nd edition
publisher = Sanseidō
year = 1995
location = Tōkyō
pages = 958
language = Japanese
id = ISBN 4-385-14009-X