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Miroku Bosatsu, a National Treasure. The camphor wood statue of Miroku (菩薩半跏像) is a National Treasure dating from the Asuka period. Formerly painted, it is finished in lacquer. [3] [7] [8] [9]
Miroku Bosatsu in half-lotus position (木造弥勒菩薩半跏像, mokuzō miroku bosatsu hankazō) or Weeping Miroku (泣き弥勒, naki miroku) [60] Possibly made in Japan Asuka period, ca. 700 Camphorwood, gold leaf over lacquer (shippaku (漆箔)) Miroku Bosatsu in half-lotus position 66.4 cm (26.1 in)
99.3 centimetres (39.1 in) by 43.8 centimetres (17.2 in) Miroku Bosatsu, colour on silk 絹本著色弥勒菩薩像 kenpon chakushoku Miroku Bosatsu zō: Kamakura period: Fushimi-ku: Daigo-ji: 94.7 centimetres (37.3 in) by 51.4 centimetres (20.2 in)
Miroku bosatsu at the Koryu-ji Temple of Kyoto. The Miroku bosatsu at the Koryu-ji Temple of Kyoto, which is one of the Japanese National Treasures, is the twin of the statue and is almost certainly of Korean origin. [4] The Miroku is carved from red pine and may be the statue the Nihon Shoki mentions that a King of Silla sent to the Yamato ...
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 ...
Kontai-ji (金胎寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Harayama neighborhood of the town of Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, in the Kinai region of Japan. The temple belongs to the Daigo-ji branch of the Shingon-sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a statue of Miroku Bosatsu. The temple precincts were a National Historic Site in 1934. [1]
Its main image is a hibutsu statue of Miroku Bosatsu. The temple has been a place for pilgrimage for centuries, and is designated as a National Historic Site in 2014 [ 1 ] It occupies a mountain overlooking the Yamagata basin, and its main gate is at an altitude of 146 meters.
Currently located in the temple of Chion-in, in Kyoto, the painting depicts the salvation of the deceased by the Buddha Amitābha, and twenty-five bodhisattvas, among them Kannon and Seishi Bosatsu as they arrive to welcome a deceased soul. [1] [2] [3] [4]