Then Buddhism was brought to Japan, and promoted by Prince Shotoku during the Asuka period and by Emperor Shomu during the Nara period, sutras were copied widely, making calligraphy in Japan develop rapidly.
つづいて仏教が伝来し飛鳥時代の聖徳太子、奈良時代の聖武天皇によって写経が盛行し、日本の書は急速に発展する。