Scriptures Storehouse (Issaikyōzō 一切経蔵)

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Scriptures Storehouse (Issaikyōzō 一切経蔵) Keller, Matthew P.

Description

[1] This storehouse stores a copy of a Buddhist canon in a revolving tower. The structure is supposed to have been standing since the middle of the Muromachi period (1336-1573). The entire structure can be turned by hand to emulate reading through the scriptures so as to gain merit for humans or gods. [2-3] Details from the ceiling of the scriptures storehouse.

Item Metadata

Title	Scriptures Storehouse (Issaikyōzō 一切経蔵)
Creator	Keller, Matthew P.
Contributor	From the Ground Up: Buddhism & East Asian Religions (FROGBEAR Project)
Date Issued	2017-06-02
Description	[1] This storehouse stores a copy of a Buddhist canon in a revolving tower. The structure is supposed to have been standing since the middle of the Muromachi period (1336-1573). The entire structure can be turned by hand to emulate reading through the scriptures so as to gain merit for humans or gods. [2-3] Details from the ceiling of the scriptures storehouse.
Subject	Miidera; Buddhism; Scriptures
Geographic Location	Ōtsu-shi (Japan); 35.013; 135.853
Type	Still Image
Language	zxx
Notes	Author Affiliation: University of Southern California
Series	Cluster 2.2: "Secondary" Producers, "Primary" Roles
Date Available	2018-01-22
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Attribution 4.0 International
DOI	10.14288/1.0363120
URI	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/64442
Affiliation	Non UBC
Peer Review Status	Unreviewed
Scholarly Level	Graduate
Rights URI	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Aggregated Source Repository	DSpace

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MPK_IMG_20170602_112737_1.jpg -- 4.87MB

MPK_IMG_20170602_112832_2.jpg -- 2.35MB

MPK_IMG_20170602_112844_3.jpg -- 4.37MB

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