The Enlightenment of Women Honzon

Mandala 009

• [Mandala] Number {番号}: 009
• Era & Year {年}: Bun'ei Era {文永} Year Unknown
• Month; Moon {月}: Unknown
• Day; Sun {日}: Unknown
• Nichiren's Laudatory Inscription {讃文}: None
• Conferral; Recipient {授与書}: None
• Kept at, Housed at, Possession {所蔵}: Niigata Prefecture {新潟県} Sado {佐渡} Myosenji {妙宣寺}
• Nickname/Popular Name {通称}:Women {女人} Nirvana {成仏} Honzon {本尊}
• Sheets {紙数}: 18 sheets {18紙}
• Height {丈}: 157 cm/62 inches
• Width {幅}: 103 cm/40.5 inches
• Area {面積}: 16,171 cm

My Comments: Sado Myosenji is located at Abutsubo, Mano Town, Sado City. The temple also houses the mandalas numbered 003b and 012. This might be the mandala issued to the lay nun Sennichi, the wife of Abutsubo, and mentioned in On Offering Prayers to the Mandala of the Mystic Law .

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