2 #Buddha Head, Kofuku-ji, #Nara, #Japan, 685, total height 98.3cm. The head of the main statue in the auditorium of Asuka Yamada Temple built by Emperor Tenmu in 685 for the late Sogakura Yamada Ishikawamaro. In 1187, it was moved to Kofuku-ji, but due to […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 0 comments · 15h ago · by Buddhist Art #buddha#buddhism#buddhistart
7 Jion-ji, #Japan. This temple was founded by the priest Brahmon on the orders of Emperor Shomu. During the Edo period, it received over 2,000 koku of stamps from the shogunate and flourished as one of the largest temples in the Tohoku region. Cultural […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 0 comments · 1d ago · by Buddhist Art #buddhism#buddhistart#heian
