hand-copied sutras
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hand-copied sutras, copying of a sutra
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写経は精神を集中させ、心を落ち着かせる効果があると言われている。
Sutra copying is said to have the effect of concentrating the mind and calming the spirit.
平安時代には、写経が貴族の間で盛んに行われた。
During the Heian period, sutra copying was actively practiced among the aristocracy.
写経は仏教の教えを広めるだけでなく、個人の修行としても重要視されてきた。
Sutra copying has been regarded as important not only for spreading Buddhist teachings but also as a form of personal ascetic practice.
奈良時代に制作された写経は、現代でも貴重な文化財として保存されている。
Sutra copies produced in the Nara period are still preserved as valuable cultural assets today.
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