Chapter 9 of the Lotus Sutra, early 14th century, Unknown Japanese, 9 × 15 3/4 in. ( × cm) (image)43 × 22 1/2 in. ( × cm) (mount, without roller), Silk embroidered on paper, Japan, 14th century, The Lotus Sutra teaches that salvation is attainable for all living beings and states explicitly that women may also become buddhas. This straightforward teaching made it one of the most influential Buddhist scriptures and a particularly popular one, especially among women. Very little is known about the early production of embroidered Buddhist sutras like this one.

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