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English: Frontispiece of the Devadatta chapter scroll (ch 12 of the Lotus Sutra) in the "Heike Nokyo", a 12th century set of sutra scrolls. The dragon kings daughter (Longnü) offers her priceless jewel to the Buddha. See Abe, Ryuchi (2015). "Revisiting the Dragon Princess: Her Role in Medieval Engi Stories and Their Implications in Reading the Lotus Sutra". Japanese Journal of Religious Studies. 42 (1): 27–70.
Date mid-twelfth century
Source https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/harvardbuddhiststudiesforum/event/november-7-ry%C5%ABichi-ab%C3%A9
Author Unknown artist who illustrated the "Heike Nokyo", a mid-twelfth century. handscroll of the Lotus Sutra
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