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A sculpted image of Kōmokuten (広目天), one of the Four Heavenly Kings (四天王) guarding the four cardinal directions of the cosmos, dating to the Heian period (794-1185) at Rokuharamitsuji Temple (六波羅蜜寺) in Kyoto

Image from the temple's official website

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Four Heavenly Kings of the Kaidan-in hall, Todaiji

Bishamonten (North), Zochoten (South), Jikokuten (Est), Komokuten (West)

Nara, Japan

clay, 164-165 cm

8th century

The Four Heavenly Kings are four Buddhist gods,each of whom is believed to watch over one cardinal direction of the world.

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Komokuten, Todai-ji

Nara, Japan

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Guardian of the West by hjl on Flickr

Todai-ji, Nara

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A sculpted image of Kōmokuten (広目天), one of the Four Heavenly Kings (四天王) guarding the four cardinal directions of the cosmos whose particular weapons of choice are a scroll & writing brush

Clay statue with pigment dating to the 8th century enshrined at the Kaidan’in Ordination Hall (戒壇院) at Tōdaiji Temple (東大寺) in Nara