Shittan shoshinshō 悉曇初心鈔 [悉曇初心抄]

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 16010.a.4
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1671
  • Language of Material
    • Japanese
  • Physical Description
    • 1 volume Condition: Very good. A clean copy without worm damage or stains. Impression: Atozuri, from blocks showing marked signs of wear. Seals of ownership: None.

Scope and Content

Variant title: Zōho shittan shoshinshō 増補悉曇初心鈔 [増補悉曇初心抄]. Author/compiler: Shōchibō 正智房. Not named in book but quoted as author in KS. Text augmented by Chōzen 澄禪, Shingon monk, d. 1680. Imprint: N.p.. Kanbun 11, 1671. Oku on fol. 33b reads: 寛文十一辛亥仲春日此一集令増補了 ／ 悉曇末葉僧澄禪悔焉. Description: 1 ken, 1 satsu, rebound in 1 vol. western style. ff. [1] (目録), 33. 25.9 x 18.5 cm. Fukurotoji. Blockprint. Printing frame 21.7 x 17.1 cm. (average). Single-line borders. 'Flower petal' fishtail design on hanshin. Katakana-majiri text, interspersed with siddham characters. 9 lines to page, c. 20 characters to line.:. Dark blue front cover only, with printed title slip. Gedai: 増補 (角書) 悉曇初心鈔. Naidai and gedai identical. Hashiragaki: Sho 初 + folio no. In a western style half-leather binding. Edition: This edition of Kanbun 11 (1671) is the only one recorded. Contents: An introduction to siddham script and Sanskrit phonology.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Acquired from Alexander von Siebold, 22 July 1868.

Other Finding Aids

Kenneth Gardner, Descriptive Catalogue of Japanese books in the British Library printed before 1700 (London and Tenri, 1993).B. Buddhist works 仏書 9. Shingon sect 真言宗

Bibliography

Bussho kaisetsu daijiten 仏書解説大辞典, vol. 4, p. 351.