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A sculpted image of the buddha Hōshō Nyorai (宝生如来) dating to the 8th century within the five-storied pagoda of Saidaiji Temple (西大寺) in Nara
Una imagen esculpida del buda Hōshō Nyorai (宝生如来) que data del siglo VIII dentro de la pagoda de cinco pisos del templo Saidaiji (西大寺) en la ciudad de Nara
Image from Image from "天平彫刻 (日本の美術5)" [Tenpyō Sculpture (The Arts of Japan 5] by 毛利久 [Mōri Hisashi], published by 小学館 [Shōgakukan], 1970, page 92
A rainy day excursion to Yamato/Saidaiji. Nara. Japan. Sorry my alt texts suck. I’m just beginning to learn how to do them. If there are any people who have issues with their vision who find this post please offer me any advice or tips for what kind of information is the most important to have in the alt texts. Thank you I’m advance. 🙏🏼
Aerial photographs of Japan, 1962 - 1963
A sculpted image of Aizen Myōō (愛染明王) crafted in 1247 by the Buddhist artist Zen’en (善円) and enshrined within the Aizendō Hall (愛染堂) of Saidaiji Temple (西大寺) in Nara, viewable by the general public only once a year for a few weeks in autumn
Image from a site announcing the 2019 public viewing of this image along with other upcoming temple events
Passing around a massive cup of tea at the biannual Ōcha Morishiki Rite (大茶盛式) at Saidaiji Temple (西大寺) in Nara, an event tracing its origins to an offering of tea by the Shingon Ritsu founder and temple restorer Eison (叡尊) in 1281 to the deity Hachiman (八幡神) in thanks for repelling the recent Mongolian invasion
Image from the temple’s official website
A copy of the Yoshino Mandara (吉野曼荼羅), a mandala depicting key deities of the sacred mountainous terrain of Yoshino (in present-day Nara Prefecture), with the wrathful Zaō Gongen (蔵王権現) prominent in the center revealing himself to the pioneering mountain ascetic En no Gyōja (役行者) at his feet to the right, the crimson healing deity Gozu Tennō (牛頭天王) and the local deity of the land Konshō Myōjin (金精明神) above, the armed guardian deity Hachiōji (八王子神) across from En no Gyōja, the armored Katsute Myōjin (勝手明神) and his wife the child protector Komori Myōjin (子守明神) at the lower middle, and the local Sanagi Myōjin (左抛明神) and the scholarly deity Tenman Daiseiitoku Tenjin (天満大政威徳天神) a.k.a. Tenjin (天神) below, while in the upper landscape register can be seen the Eight Great Boy deities (八大童子) standing watch over the greater Ōmine mountain range
Color on silk dating to the Kamakura period (1185-1333) from the collection of Saidaiji Temple (西大寺) in Nara
A sculpted image of Monju Bodhisattva (文殊菩薩), bodhisattva of wisdom, accompanied by his four attendants, all dating to 1302 and enshrined in the main hall of Saidaiji Temple (西大寺) in Nara
Behind are Old Man Saishō (最勝老人), a layman versed in Buddhist wisdom, and the monk & scripture master Buddahari (仏陀波利三蔵), while in front are Udenō (優填王), a king and lay sponsor of the historical buddha Shakyamuni, and Zenzai Dōji (善財童子), a young wisdom seeker who at Monju Bodhisattva’s suggestion makes a pilgrimage to 53 mentors
A pamphlet from Saidaiji Temple (西大寺) in Nara, featuring a map of the temple’s original configuration in the late 8th century as recorded in the “Official Register and Inventory for Saidaiji Temple” (西大寺資財流記帳 Saidaiji Shizai Rukichō) of 780
Acquired at the temple April 2, 1994
