Jingo-ji Tripiṭaka

Copying the issaikyo, the Tripitaka, in particular is known to be an ambitious act, which requires the standard handwriting of 5400 scrolls to complete the canon.

[4] During the late Heian period, the speculation of Mappo, the decline of the Dharma and thus Buddhist teaching, circulated widely in the Imperial Court.

[3] The standard format of the Jingo-ji canon is recognized by the indigo paper with silver lines, the dye symbolizing the lapis lazuli of the spiritual realm.

2317 scrolls remain at Jingo-ji, and on 30 May 1949, they were deemed an Important Cultural Property of Japan under designated serial number 01056.

[1][2][5] Charles E Tuttle & Co (1958,0510,0.3) 11 1/2in (29.2cm) height with rollers Illustrated Frontispiece to the Mahâsângha Vinaya (Great Canon of Monastic Rules), chapter 3[16]