The Iconographic and Doctrinal Study of the Senchu yugen Kannon Painting

2001财政年度，我仔细研究了从高野山琉球仁寺中突然出现在开往中国的船上的观音菩萨《仙竹玉源观音》（国宝）。在过去的这个财政年度里，我继续我的研究，收集资料和追踪这幅图像的理论背景。虽然这个人物被认为是观音，但在仁那寺的一幅画上的类似图像上的铭文，以及在MOA博物馆的一幅以等级为基础的各种佛教图像的插图卷轴《Shoson zuzo》中的图像上，将这个佛教神灵确定为Issai nenju gyoji koto（所有诵经仪式的司仪），表明这一定是该图像的原始名称。然而，没有研究解释这些画的用途。因此，在过去的一年里，我研究了以下几点。《尼娜记》上梵文题词的完整解读2 .在MOA《Shoson zuzo》中，更多的Issai neenju kyyoji koto与其他神灵的对比。比较《朝日传》中图像部分的图像顺序，《朝日传》是一部128卷的关于深奥教义和仪式的著作，与《松宗三》。首先，在nina -ji画上的梵文题词，逐字逐句，是Issai nenju gyoji koto。第二，虽然这个主祭有天神的特征，但这个形象被放在高阶佛像之中。第三，在比较了这幅画在《Shoson zuzo》和《Asabasho》中的位置后，我们发现这两幅画在两个来源中的位置相似，而且很有可能这幅画被用于最秘密的神秘仪式——“Jisho joju gyoho”，这种仪式可以在任何时间、任何地点进行。最后，在调查了Jisho joju gyoho仪式之后，我发现这种做法是一种秘密的深奥仪式，直到江户时代才进行，而且仪式的中心人物不是在雕塑或绘画中表现出来的，而是实践者本人，而图像起着辅助作用。我认为很有可能Senchu yugen观音就是用来做这个的。少

In fiscal year 2001, I closely examined the painting, Senchu yugen Kannon (designated a National Treasure), the Avalokitesvara who suddenly appears on the ship that was taking Kukai to China, from Ryuko-in Temple on Mount Koya. During this past fiscal year, I continued my research by gathering sources on and tracing the doctrinal background of this image. Although this figure has been thought to be Kannon, inscriptions on similar images from a painting at Ninna-ji Temple and an image in the Shoson zuzo, an illustrated scroll of various Buddhist images based on rank, from the MOA Museum, identifying this Buddhist deity as Issai nenju gyoji koto (the officiant of all the mantra-chanting rituals), indicate that this must have been the original name of the image. However, there has been no research explaining what these paintings were used for. Therefore, this past year, I examined the following.1. The complete decipherment of the Sanskrit inscription on the Ninna-ji painting.2. The placem … More ent of Issai nenju gyoji koto vis-a-vis other deities in the MOA Shoson zuzo.3. Comparing the order of images in the iconography section of Asabasho, a 128-fascicle work on esoteric doctrines and rituals, to Shoson zuzo.First, the Sanskrit inscription on the Ninna-ji painting, letter for letter, is Issai nenju gyoji koto. Second, although this gyoji koto (officiant) has the features of a heavenly being, this figure is placed amongst the high-ranking Buddha images. Third, after comparing the placement of this figure in Shoson zuzo to its placement in Asabasho, it was found that the two were similarly positioned in both sources, and that there is a high likelihood that the image was used for the most secret esoteric ritual, Jisho joju gyoho, which can be performed at any time, in any place.Finally, after investigating the Jisho joju gyoho ritual, I found that this practice was a secret esoteric ritual that was performed until the Edo period and that the central figure of the ritual was not represented in a sculpture or painting, but was the practitioner himself, while images played a supportive role. I believe that it is highly likely that the Senchu yugen Kannon was used in this capacity. Less