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Buddhist Art @buddhistart.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/10/2026

Seated statue of Yakushi Nyorai enshrined in the left Mizushi of the three miniature shrines in the inner sanctuary of Konponchudo Hall of Enryaku-ji on Mt. Hiei, #Japan. #BuddhistArt #Buddhism

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Buddhist Art @buddhistart.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/10/2026

#FudōMyōō by Torii Kiyotada IV, 1916, from the series 'Eighteen Famous Kabuki Plays'. #BuddhistArt #Buddhism

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Buddhist Art @buddhistart.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/10/2026

Seated Fugen Enmei #Bodhisattva Statue, Daisen-ji, Oita Prefecture, #Japan. It was once the principal image of Fugendo in the grounds of Yusuhara Hachimangu Shrine in Ichinomiya, Bungo Province, but it was enshrined at this temple during the Meiji period when […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Buddhist Art @buddhistart.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2026

Fudō Myōō (#FudōMyōō) enshrined in the main hall of Kinryuzan Hokai-ji in the east of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in #Kamakura, #Japan. #BuddhistArt #Buddhism

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Buddhist Art @buddhistart.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026

#Avalokiteshvara 17Th-18th Century. Cast gilt-bronze, #China. The #bodhisattva is shown seated with the principal pair of hands are clasped at the chest in anjali #mudra, and twelve further pairs of hands, which once held various attributes, arrayed around […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Buddhist Art @buddhistart.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

A depiction of Kasuga Myōjin (春日明神), one of the deities of Kasuga Taisha Grand Shrine (春日大社) in #Nara, dressed in court robes and sitting in a carriage with his face obscured by clouds, with the corresponding #Buddhist deities of the shrine displayed above […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Buddhist Art @buddhistart.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

#Prajnaparamita Illumination, 11th century, West #Tibet (Tholing) Paper, pigments, gold. #Prajñāpāramitā means "the Perfection of (Transcendent) Wisdom" in #Mahāyāna #Buddhism. It refers to this perfected way of seeing the nature of reality, as well as […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Buddhist Art @buddhistart.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

A copy of the Kumano Mandara (熊野曼荼羅), a #mandala depicting the universal Buddhist divinities thought to manifest as local deities in the Kumano area. Color on silk dating to the 14th century at Seinan'in Temple (西南院) on Mount Kōya (高野山) in Wakayama […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Buddhist Art @buddhistart.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

#Manjushri Namasangiti. 13th/14th century. #Nepal. Gilt copper. One of the most important deities within the Newari #Buddhist tradition of the #Kathmandu Valley. He is conceived as the spiritual progenitor of all #Tathagathas and the entire Buddhist #cosmos […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Buddhist Art @buddhistart.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Standing Statue (Dog God) of the Twelve Generals, #Tokyo National Museum, #Japan. It is said that this statue of the twelve generals was originally located at Joruri-ji, and may have been created by a #Buddhist sculptor of the Kei school, or as a homage to […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Buddhist Art @buddhistart.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

Bowl, 1700s, #Korea, #Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), Bronze, may have been used in family rituals such as ancestral worship ceremonies in the Joseon period. #BuddhistArt #Buddhism

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Buddhist Art @buddhistart.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

Kennin-ji: A historic #Kamakura period temple founded by Minamoto no Yoriie, the second shogun of the #Kamakura shogunate, and founded by Eisai, the founder of the Rinzai sect of #Buddhism. The principal image of #Buddha, Shakyamuni Nyorai, is enshrined […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Buddhist Art @buddhistart.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

Statue of #Fūjin, the god of wind, enshrined at Sanjusangen-do, also known as Rengeo-in, in Higashiyama, #Kyoto, #Japan. Created during the #Kamakura period and designated as a national treasure. #BuddhistArt #Buddhism

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Buddhist Art @buddhistart.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Shozon #Buddha Niche, Kongobu-ji, Wakayama, #Japan, Tang Dynasty. Sandalwood wood is cut into front and back, the front pattern is further divided into two to make doors, and each is connected with a hinge. It is made to be portable and is also called the […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Buddhist Art @buddhistart.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

Pair of Manuscript Covers with Three Deities and Three Hierarchs. #BuddhistArt #Buddhism

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Buddhist Art @buddhistart.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

Ruri-den of Yokozo-ji in Ibi-gun, Gifu Prefecture, #Japan. It is a nationally designated important cultural property made in the #Heian period. #BuddhistArt #Buddhism

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Buddhist Art @buddhistart.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Large Nine-Pointed #Vajra, #Nepal, 18th c., Bronze with traces of gilding and polychrome (possibly sindura). #BuddhistArt #Buddhism

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Buddhist Art @buddhistart.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

#Maitreya, The Future #Buddha. A Gilt Copper Alloy Figure. 13th/14th century. Khasa Malla Kingdom. 12 ½ in. (31.8 cm) high. #BuddhistArt #Buddhism

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Buddhist Art @buddhistart.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

Detail from the first scroll of 'The Illustrated Tale of the Miraculous Origins of Ishiyamadera Temple' dating to the late #Kamakura period (1185-1333) and attributed to Takashina Takakane, illustrating the scene in which the monk Rōben (689-773) is guided […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Buddhist Art @buddhistart.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

Fudō Myōō (#FudōMyōō) Statue, Ganjoju-in, #Japan. This is the temple where Tokimasa Hojo, the first regent of the #Kamakura Shogunate, prayed for victory during Minamoto no Yoritomo's subjugation of Hiraizumi. This work can be said to be the true […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Buddhist Art @buddhistart.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

To-ji Kongo Yasha Myoo statue. Originally, he was a terrible yasha who attacked and ate people. But later, due to the virtue of Dainichi Nyorai, it awakened to goodness and became the guardian deity of #Buddhism (dharmapala). It is said that he helps all evil […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Buddhist Art @buddhistart.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

Principal image of the hidden #Buddha at Rakuya-ji in Koka City, Shiga Prefecture, #Japan. The principal image is a seated statue of the Eleven-faced #Kannon Bosattva made in the #Heian period, which is said to be the largest seated statue in #Japan, and is […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Buddhist Art @buddhistart.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

Dainichi Nyorai, Kosho-ji, one of the three great Buddhas of #Nagoya, #Japan. #BuddhistArt #Buddhism

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Buddhist Art @buddhistart.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

Phoenix Hall #Amida Nyorai Statue, Byodo-in, #Japan. This is the only posthumous work of #Buddhist sculptor Jocho, who was a master of the #Japanese style of carving and perfected the Yosegi-zukuri technique. His graceful and gentle style was praised by the […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Buddhist Art @buddhistart.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

#Monju #Bodhisattva (of wisdom), accompanied by his four attendants, all dating to 1302 and enshrined in the main hall of Saidai-ji in Nara, #Japan. #BuddhistArt #Buddhism

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Buddhist Art @buddhistart.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

A hanging scroll of the Hie Sanno Mandara (日吉山王曼荼羅), a mandala depicting the local deities of Hie Jinja Shrine (日吉神社), i.e. present-day Hiyoshi Taisha Grand Shrine (日吉大社) in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, as manifestations of the #Buddhist divinities of Mount Hiei […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Buddhist Art @buddhistart.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

A sculpted image of the boy deity Seitaka Dōji (制多迦童子) dating to 1197 most likely by the #Buddhist artist Unkei (運慶) at Kongōbuji Temple (金剛峯寺) on Mount Kōya (高野山) in Wakayama Prefecture, #Japan. #BuddhistArt #Buddhism

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