*무량수경 변상도 THE LARGER SUTRA MANDALA

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THE LARGER SUTRA MANDALA

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INTRODUCTION

Compared with the Taima Mandala, very little has been known about the Larger

Sutra Mandala. The original painting, modelled on the Taima Mandala, was

presumably made in the middle of the Edo period, i.e., the 18th century.

Then its wood-block prints were produced and distributed in limited circulation.

Those prints were painted in yellow-gold and brilliant colors, and explanatory

notes painted in gold on strips of black paper were pasted on the relevant scenes

of the mandala.

당마 만다라에 비하면. 무량수경 만다라에 관해서는 알려진 바가 거의 없다. 당마 만다라를 모델로 삼은 원래 무량수경 변상도는 아마도 에도시대 중엽 즉 18세기에 만들어진 것으로 추정된다. 그후 목판화들이 만들어져서 한정된 판만이 유통되었다. 그들 그림은 밝은 황금색으로 그려진데다, 흑색종이에 금색글씨로 쓰여진 설명노트 쪽지가 만달라의 관련부위에 붙어있다.

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[D] Birth of the three grades of aspirants 1. Upper, 2. Middle, 3. Lower (ch.23-25) ________________________________________________________________________

[E] Shakyamuni's encouragement of virtuous acts (ch. 40) ________________________________________________________

[B] Dharmakara's vows and practice 7 Supreme fruition of his meritorious acts (ch. 9) 6 Performance of the bodhisattva practice (ch. 9) 5 Proclamation of the vows (ch. 9) 4 Contemplation for five kalpas (ch. 6) 3 Many Buddha-lands shown by the Buddha Lokeshvararaja (ch. 6) 2 Renunciation of the world (ch. 5) 1 This sutra will remain long in the world (ch.47)	[C] Glorious manifestations of the Pure Land 20 Sky (ch. 20) 19 Arrivals and departures of bodhisattvas (ch. 28, 42, 46) 18 Transformation of light (ch. 21) 16-17 Jewelled pavilions (ch. 21) 15 Bodhi-tree (ch. 15) 13-14 Ponds, trees and flowers (ch. 16) 11-12 Pavilions for those born in the Pure Land (ch. 17) 9-10 Lecture halls (ch. 29) 8 Amida, Avalokiteshvara and Mahasthamaprapta (ch. 11, 28) 7 Visiting bodhisattvas and those born in the Pure Land (ch. 23, 26) 5-6 Jewelled ground (ch. 20, 21) 4 Jewelled pond (ch. 16) 2-3 Jewelled trees (ch. 14) 1 Dance and music (ch. 10, 27) ---------------------------------------- [A] Teaching of the Larger Sutra 　　　3 　　　　　　　　　　　２　　　　　　　　　１ Transmission 　Illumination of the 　　Beginning of the sutra　　 whole world with　　　 of the to Maitreya　　　Amida's light　　　 　　 sutra - 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Vulture Peak (ch. 47)　　　　　　 (ch. 41)　　　　　　 (ch. 3)	[F] Admonition against three evil acts (ch. 31)
	[G] Give great evils and their painful retributions (ch. 35-39)
(3) Eight great hot hells _________________________________________	[H] Immeasurable pain in the three evil realms (ch. 35-40) ______________________________________________________________________	(2)　　　(1) ___________________

8. Avici _______

7. Great Scorching _____________

6. Great Shrieking _____________

5. Scorch- ing ____________

4. Shriek- ing __________

3. Crushing Mountains _______________

2. Black Rope __________

1. Reviv- ing ___________

Realm of hungry spirits _______________

Realm of animals ______________