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Pocket Seishi Bosatsu
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Guardian diety for those who were born in 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978,
1990, 2002.
Made of Indian Sandalwood.
All handmade. A pawlounia box and a carrying sack are included.
5.7 cm(H) x 4.8 cm(W) x 1.6 cm(D)
¥5980
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Seishi Bosatsu, along with the Kannon Bosatsu, is an attendant to Amida
Nyorai. In the Lotus Sutra, Seishi Bosatsu is among those who assembled
on Eagle Peak (also translated as Vulture Peak) to hear the teachings of
the historical Buddha. Eagle/Vulture Peak (Grdhrakuta) is located near
the Indian city of Rajagrha, and is the spot where the historical Buddha
often preached.
In artwork, Seishi Bosatsu is frequently depicted with hands held together
in prayer or holding a lotus flower. In Japan, Seishi appears mostly in
paintings and sculptures of the Amida Raigo Triad, where Amida Nyorai is
seated in the center, attended by Seishi on the right and Kannon on the
left. Belief in Amida and his Pure Land (Jodo sects) became very popular
among the court in the late Heian Period, but the three deities had been
introduced to Japan already by the 7th and 8th centuries from China and
Korea. The Raigo Triad -- meaning "heavenly decent" -- typically
depicts the three descending from heaven on clouds to lead the faithful
back to the Pure Land. |
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