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A stone-sculpted image of Miroku Bodhisattva (弥勒菩薩), the future buddha of this world system, within a cave in the inner sanctum area of Okadera Temple (岡寺) in Asuka Village, Nara Prefecture

Photo by K.K. in 2022

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岡寺

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A pamphlet from Okadera Temple (岡寺) in Asuka Village, Nara Prefecture, founded by the monk Gien (義淵) during the 7th century

Acquired at the temple September 7, 1996

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Sunset viewed from Okadera Temple (岡寺) in Asuka Village, Nara Prefecture on October 17, 2023

Image from the temple's official twitter account

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The third day of the Star Festival (星まつり) at Okadera Temple (岡寺) in Asuka Village, Nara Prefecture, on January 29, 2023, with a hanging scroll of the Hoshi Mandara (星曼荼羅) in the foreground and the temple’s main image of Nyoirin Kannon Bodhisattva (如意輪観音菩薩) in the background

Image from the temple’s official Twitter account

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A hanging scroll portrait of the Shingon founder Kūkai (空海) a.k.a. Kōbō Daishi (弘法大師) (774-835) dating to the Kamakura period (1185-1333) from the collection of Okadera Temple (岡寺) in Asuka Village, Nara Prefecture

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A tile decorated with an apsara angel (飛天) dating to the late 7th century excavated on the grounds of Okadera Temple (岡寺) in Asuka Village, Nara Prefecture