OMAMORI BOTOKE JIBUTSU YONTAI (FOUR BUDDHIST STATUES: BELONGINGS AS AMULET)

Comments
These statues were discovered inside the stem stone of the eighth story of the Thirteen Storied Stone Pagoda. They are Mokuzo Amida Nyorai (Wooden Statue of Amitabha), Zushi-iri Amidabutsu Dozo (Bronze Statue of Amitabha Buddha in Altar ), Zushi-iri Juichimen Kannon Dozo (Bronze Statue of Eleven Headed Kannon in Altar), and Bishamonten Dozo (Bronze Statue of Vaisravana). They are considered to have been carried in a pocket or in a helmet as a personal amulet.
NameOMAMORI BOTOKE JIBUTSU YONTAI (FOUR BUDDHIST STATUES: BELONGINGS AS AMULET)
RomaniseOmamori-Botoke-Jibutsu-Yontai オマモリ・ボトケ・ジブツ・ヨンタイ
PeriodKamakura-Period ~ Edo-Period
Cultural PropertyImportant Cultural Property
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MaterialsWood Cooper
ContentsBuddhist Statue
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PlaceHannyaji-cho, Nara City, Japan
ReligionShingon Ritsu School
RepositoryJiho-Zo

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