December 21, 2007
Jogyoji Portrait
Statues, Drawings, & Paintings of Nichiren
楡原・上行寺蔵 Kept at Nirebara Jogyoji Temple
The Jogyo-ji photo is rather similar to the Mizukagami Portrait; with the extended sutra scroll held in both hands. The table in front of him, with the rolled up scrolls, is smaller. There is a brightly colored cloth on the table. Here is the Mizukagami Portrait, the original of which is kept at Nakayama:
Edit: Here is black and white version of the same Jogyoji portrait.
Posted by rbeck at February 13, 2006 10:24 PM
Posted in Robin Beck on June 20, 2006 10:24 PM
Hi Julie, Sorry, both are the same image. I was not clear on that.
Posted by: robek at December 22, 2007 09:27 PMI'd like to thank you and Byrd wrote about Nichiji Shonin went China to spread Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism. I'm moved by Nichiji Shonin's love for his mentor and his apirit to carry out mentor's wish and intent.
The story also kind of answered a question for me. About 20 years ago, I saw a picture in a Chinese Literature magazine, in it there was an old man wearing a long robe (probably in Qing Dynasty or early 20th century), and next to him a huge scroll (about 10 feet long) writing "Namu-Myoho-Renge-Kyo". I always wondered how did he know about "Namu-Myoho-Renge-Kyo"; Tien-Tai didn't teach "Namu-Myoho-Renge-Kyo" in China. Now I know maybe it was Nichiji Shonin.
Thank you again.
Julie
I think these two portraits are identical, except that one is in color, another b/w.
Posted by: Julie at December 22, 2007 03:06 PM