Title
Hyaku-man-to Dharani [One Million Pagodas and Dharani Sutras]
Date
c. 764
Format
Description
In 764, Empress Shotoku decreed that a million prayers be printed. Each prayer, dharani, was to be housed in its own wooden pagoda, "hyaku-man to." The printed prayers and pagodas were deposited in temples according to the wishes of the Empress. Today, only Horyuji Temple, from which the University of Hawai'i dharani came, retains many of the one million prayers. The scrolls are the earliest form of printing on paper in the world.
Is Part Of
Asia - Japan Collection, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library
Page Location
105