Anonymous (8th century)

This sutra was originally translated from Sanskrit by the Chinese monk Xuanzang (Genjo, 500-664). By the eighth century, the sutra had reached Japan and was often copied by Japanese scribes in the capital of Nara. Some fragments of this sutra are known and most of them are attributed to Lady Chujo (747-775), who was a daughter of the court noble Fujiwara no Toyonari. According to the chronicles of Taimadera Temple, Lady Chujo copied and dedicated one thousand manuscripts of Shosan Jodo Bushojukyo (Praise the Pure Land Buddhist Sutra) to Taimadera Temple in 763.
For another manuscript attributed to Lady Chujo that can be viewed online, access Century Cultural Foundation (accession no. 01280-0000).