January 01, 2008
Mandala # 046
This Mandala, dated November of 1277, evidently has no conferral. It is known as the: 
切鉑本尊
切: setsu ; cut, cutoff, be sharp
鉑 ? - Kanji not found
本尊 Honzon
As on many of Nichiren's Mandala Honzons, there is a long phrase on the lower right side, or your left when facing the mandala. This reads: 仏滅後二千二百余年之間一閻浮提之内未曽有大漫荼羅也
仏滅後{Since Buddha's death}
二千二百余年 {more than 2200 years}
之間 {this interval}
一閻浮提 {ichienbudai -- a transliteration of Jambudvipa}
之内 {this in}
未曽有 {unprecedented}
大 {Great}
漫荼羅 {mandara; a transliteration of mandala}
也 {to be; appeared}
Since the Buddha's passing. more than 2200 years have passed. During that time, this Great Mandala has never appeared in the World.
Posted by rbeck at January 1, 2008 09:23 PMComments