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http://fudosama.blogspot.jp/2006/06/magaibutsu.html
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天寧寺 Tennei-Ji
川中不動 Kawanaka Fudo
大分県国東半島 Oitak Kunisaki Hanto
大分県豊後高田市長岩屋
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- source : www.yado.co.jp/kankou/ooita
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Stone Buddhas from Kunisaki in Oita prefecture
大分県
Oita has a wealth of Buddhist figures carved into mountainsides and sculpted from stone. The group of 75 figures in the mountainside in the area of Usuki City (the Usuki Magaibutsu) is a National Treasure. The immense Kumano figures (Kumano Magaibutsu at Kitsuki) are also famous, and the 3,770 stone images at the Rakan-ji temple (Nakatsu) attract much attention.
This area was famous for Magaibutsu since the late Heian period. Three medallions of the Kamakura period are visible on the cliff face; they are carved with Sanscrit characters representing Fudo, Comet, and Yakushi. Two additional medallions, now weathered, represent Eclipse and Bishamon. The combination of deities has astronomical and astrological and protective significance, in keeping with the esoteric Buddhist (Tendai) affiliation of the shrine. Buddha figures of various periods are carved near the base of the cliff.
http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/japan/magaibutsu1.html
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The Kunisaki Peninsular in Oita Prefecture, northern Kyushu, was a major center of Shugendo, the syncretic mountain religion mixing elements of esoteric Buddhism, Daoism, and other forms of mountain "religions". The version practised in Kunisaki was a variant based on Tendai and Hachiman.
Though details differ, most statues of Fudo Myo have him holding a sword in his right hand, a rope in his left, and flames behind.
More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan
- source and more photso : ojisanjake.blogspot.jp
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http://fudosama.blogspot.jp/2006/06/magaibutsu.html
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CLICK for enlargement !
source : facebook
天寧寺 Tennei-Ji
川中不動 Kawanaka Fudo
大分県国東半島 Oitak Kunisaki Hanto
大分県豊後高田市長岩屋
CLICK for enlargement !
- More photos
- source : www.yado.co.jp/kankou/ooita
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Stone Buddhas from Kunisaki in Oita prefecture
大分県
Oita has a wealth of Buddhist figures carved into mountainsides and sculpted from stone. The group of 75 figures in the mountainside in the area of Usuki City (the Usuki Magaibutsu) is a National Treasure. The immense Kumano figures (Kumano Magaibutsu at Kitsuki) are also famous, and the 3,770 stone images at the Rakan-ji temple (Nakatsu) attract much attention.
This area was famous for Magaibutsu since the late Heian period. Three medallions of the Kamakura period are visible on the cliff face; they are carved with Sanscrit characters representing Fudo, Comet, and Yakushi. Two additional medallions, now weathered, represent Eclipse and Bishamon. The combination of deities has astronomical and astrological and protective significance, in keeping with the esoteric Buddhist (Tendai) affiliation of the shrine. Buddha figures of various periods are carved near the base of the cliff.
http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/japan/magaibutsu1.html
- quote
The Kunisaki Peninsular in Oita Prefecture, northern Kyushu, was a major center of Shugendo, the syncretic mountain religion mixing elements of esoteric Buddhism, Daoism, and other forms of mountain "religions". The version practised in Kunisaki was a variant based on Tendai and Hachiman.
Though details differ, most statues of Fudo Myo have him holding a sword in his right hand, a rope in his left, and flames behind.
More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan
- source and more photso : ojisanjake.blogspot.jp
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