Tenkyu Aizen Statue (Aizen Myōō (#AizenMyōō)), Hoko-ji, Yamanashi Prefecture, #Japan. The temple is said to have been founded by Yoshisada Yasuda, who achieved great success in the Genpei War, to commemorate his victory at the Battle of Ichinotani. After Yoshinada's death, the local Kai-Genji clan protected the principal image and passed it on to future generations. It is the oldest Aizen Myōō (#AizenMyōō) statue in #Japan, and its distinctive body is called Tenk...
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Ofuda #talisman depicting #AizenMyōō (愛染明王) from Saidai-ji (西大寺) in Nara, #Japan
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Aizen Myōō (#AizenMyōō), Aizendo, #Kannon-ji, Iwaya, Awaji City, #Japan.
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An elaborate Kasuga Miya #Mandara Reliquary Shrine (春日宮曼荼羅舎利厨子) featuring the sacred landscape of #Kasuga #Shrine (present-day Kasuga Taisha Grand Shrine (春日大社)) in Nara flanked by the wrathful deities #FudōMyōō (不動明王) and #AizenMyōō (愛染明王). #Japan.
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Aizen myōō, hanging scroll (#kakemono), ink, colors, gold on silk, #Japan, late #Kamakura period, 13th- early 14th century. Seen at the Museum for #EastAsian Art in #Cologne.

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