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Miroku Bosatsu in half-lotus position (木造弥勒菩薩半跏像, mokuzō miroku bosatsu hankazō) or hōkan miroku (宝冠弥勒) [59] Possibly imported to Japan from Korea. One of the oldest items in the list. Asuka period, 7th century Japanese Red Pine wood, gold leaf over lacquer (shippaku (漆箔))
The Miroku Bosatsu image at Ōno-ji is a magaibutsu carved into a large rock wall about 30 meters high on the opposite bank of the Uda River. The rock wall was carved into a halo shape over a height of 13.8 meters, and the inside was smoothed and carved into a 11.5 meter tall bas-relief image.
A statue of the bodhisattva Maitreya, at Kōryū-ji. The temple contains a number of important pieces of cultural heritage. One of national treasures in Japan (registered on June 9, 1951), a wooden image of the Bodhisattva Maitreya sitting contemplatively in the half-lotus position, called "Hōkan Miroku" (宝冠弥勒) is amongst the rare objects that are preserved and displayed at Kōryū-ji.
The Sutra on Maitreya's Past Lives, written by Kaikei in 1189 found within the cavity of the Boston Miroku [8]. The sculpture was verified as the earliest work many thanks to the signature found at the bottom of the statue, which in the years following the Genpei War, the sculpture studios sought to credit their authorship, as such Kaikei's signature was accompanied by kōshō ("skillful ...
The painting of Miroku Bosatsu (絹本著色弥勒菩薩像, kenpon chakushoku Miroku Bosatsu-zō) is a hanging scroll depicting a seated Miroku Bosatsu on a lotus throne in a pose of meditation, holding a small pagoda. The scroll has dimensions of 93.1 cm by 52.7 cm and dates from the mid-Kamakura period.
The main image is of Miroku Bosatsu (Maitreya Bodhisattva). History. The temple was built during the Kōnin (弘仁) era (810-824 CE). In the Tensh ...
The Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Kyoto(京都十三仏霊場, Kyōto jūsan butsu reijō) are a group of 13 Buddhist sacred sites in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture. The majority of the temples in this grouping are part of Japanese esoteric Shingon Buddhism and the Rinzai school .
The Phoenix Hall of Byōdō-in, which is seen as a model of what the Pure Land looks like. [8]Raigō paintings, in addition to depicting Amida, the Bodhisattvas, and the deceased, would also utilize local landscapes from which the painting is dedicated, as well as temple complex it is on.