Japan 2018

Travels to Yokosuka, Nikko, Kyoto, Kamakura, Hakone and Mt. Fuji area. Please respect my work and do not take screenshots for your own purposes and do not paint my photographs as your own artwork. If you have an interest is purchasing a print or using an image for commercial or personal purposes, please contact me. Thank you.

Kannon Sanjusan Ogenshin<br />
Thirty three Avatars of Kannon<br />
The Kannon Sutra (the Fumonbon chapter of the Lotus Sutra) states Kannon Buddhisattva “goddess of mercy” does act of charity by transforming into thirty three existences (called Ogenshin or Ogeshin) corresponding to the living things. These sculptures express these existences. According to inscription, they can be dated back to the Muromachi period.

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Kannon Sanjusan Ogenshin
Thirty three Avatars of Kannon
The Kannon Sutra (the Fumonbon chapter of the Lotus Sutra) states Kannon Buddhisattva “goddess of mercy” does act of charity by transforming into thirty three existences (called Ogenshin or Ogeshin) corresponding to the living things. These sculptures express these existences. According to inscription, they can be dated back to the Muromachi period.