TOP: Nichiren (1222–1282), founder
of the Nichiren school, was an
opponent of the established Japanese
Buddhist schools of his day. Here he
is shown calming the sea on his way
into exile on Sado Island following a
failed insurrection in 1271. Japanese,
ca. 1830. Woodblock color print by
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861).
Copyright The British Museum.
Reproduced by permission.LEFT: The Pañcaraksa(Five Protective
Hymns). This decorated manuscript
was donated to the Tarumula
Monastery in Kathmandu by a
wealthy merchant named Jayarama
and his family, who are depicted
making offerings to the Buddha in the
bottom panel. Nepalese, 1676, gold
and gouache on blue paper, gouache
on wood. The British Library.
Reproduced by permission.3rd REVISED
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