“Nikkō and Gakkō’s first journey together” (NHK, 2008)
NHKスペシャル「日光・月光菩薩 はじめての二人旅 〜薬師寺1300年の祈り〜」 · 2008
What it is
A documentary in the NHK Special series, first broadcast on 28 April 2008.
How the Buddha appears
It follows the bodhisattvas Nikkō and Gakkō, Yakushi’s attendants, on their first journey together to Tokyo, and the sutra-copying campaign that funded the rebuilding of Yakushi-ji.
Quote
« 奈良薬師寺の日光・月光菩薩が東京国立博物館で開かれる国宝・薬師寺展のため史上初めてそろって金堂を出た »
“For the Yakushi-ji exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum, Nikkō and Gakkō left the Kondō together for the first time in history”
Source
- NHK, NHKスペシャル「日光・月光菩薩 はじめての二人旅」 www.web.nhk
Checked on 15 October 2026.
Where to find it
No legitimate purchase link known.
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