《莲花经》，第12章和第14章 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	《莲花经》，第12章和第14章
品名（英）	Lotus Sutra, Chapters 12 and 14
入馆年号	2015年，2015.300.5a, b
策展部门	亚洲艺术（Asian Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1667
创作地区
分类	绘画（Paintings）
尺寸	a: 11 英寸 × 14 ft. 10 15/16 英寸 (28 × 454.5 厘米) b: 11 英寸 × 14 ft. 10 15/16 英寸 (28 × 454.5 厘米)
介绍（中）	《法华经》是所有佛教经典中最受欢迎的一部，它承诺所有相信它的人都能得到救赎。这幅手卷所属的一套展示了平安时代晚期抄写佛经的宫廷传统是如何在近代早期被宫殿复兴的。每幅卷首都有一幅精致的微型画，用墨水和金色完成。文本上方和下方的页边空白处装饰有金色、银色和各种颜色的图案。第十二章"提婆达多"（日语：Daibadatta）指的是佛陀前世的朋友和导师的名字。卷首插图包括住在海中宫殿中的龙王女儿出现在佛陀面前并赠送他珍贵宝石的场景。第十四章的卷首虽然说明了佛经中名为"和平实践"的部分，但在右上角展示了一个战斗场景，提醒观众佛教僧侣的传教努力往往是激进的。
介绍（英）	The Lotus Sutra, the most popular of all Buddhist scriptures, promises salvation to all who place faith in it. The set to which this handscroll belongs demonstrates how the courtly tradition of late Heian-period sutra copying was revived by the palace in early modern times. Each frontispiece has a delicate miniature painting executed in ink and gold. Margins above and below the text are decorated with designs stenciled in gold, silver, and various colors. The twelfth chapter, “Devadatta” (Japanese: Daibadatta), refers to the name of a friend and mentor of the Buddha in a former life. The frontispiece illustration includes a scene of the daughter of the Dragon King, who lives in a palace in the sea, appearing before the Buddha and presenting him with a precious jewel. The frontispiece of chapter fourteen, though illustrating the section of the sutra called “Peaceful Practices,” shows a fighting scene in the upper-right corner, reminding viewers that the proselytizing efforts of Buddhist monks were often militant.