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Scope and Contents Jōdo Sanbu Myōten [Three Pure Land Scriptures] [Hashimoto, Taemon (edited by)]. [Kyōto]: Hashimoto Taemon, [ca. late Tenpō to Bunkyū period (1840-60s)?]. A miniature copperplate-printed scroll published in the Edo period and measuring over 4.8 metres in length. The scroll contains the "Three Pure Land Scriptures" of the Jōdo-kyō (Pure Land) Buddhist sect — the Amitāyus Sutra, the Amitāyus Contemplation Sūtra, and the Amitābha Sūtra. These sutras have been printed in tiny characters on almost...

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Small scroll format, color printed narrative on glossy paper, on wooden dowel, with purple waxed thread closure tie