June 25, 2006
17th C. Honnonji Nichiren Portrait
Updated 06-14-2006
Statues, Drawings, & Paintings of Nichiren
This portrait, from the 1600's, and kept at Honnon-ji Temple in Yamanashi Prefecture, is one of several very similar portraits of Nichiren painted in the 16th & 17th Centuries. See Joeiji 16th C. Portrait , Portrait at Kyoto Myokenji 17th C., Another Old Portrait. Made by Kano Genshun {1588-1672}, Momoyama period, 17th century, Hanging scroll, colors on paper 124.4X90.3cm.
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The Kanji for this temple's name, "honnon", translates literally as "long book." The temple also houses a 13th Century {1266} standing statue of Shakyamuni.
Nichiren's Gohonzon for Practicing Kanjin
According to my source, it appears that at least two original Nichiren Mandala Gohonzons are kept at Hon-non-ji.
The on-line Japanese Gohonzon Shu lists these two at Hon-non-ji.
# 025 No date. Early Mandala Gohonzon inscribed by Nichiren, abbreviated style. coffeehouse
# 029 No date. Early Gohonzon inscribed by Nichiren, abbreviated style. coffeehouse
Posted by rbeck at June 25, 2006 12:00 AM