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Kozanji Temple: Buddhalocani

JAPAN, Kyoto; Kamakura period (1185–1333); Ink and color on silk; 197 x 127.9 cm
This 13th century Vajrayana Buddhist painting is based on a description in the Vajrasekhara Sutra. Buddhalocani symbolizes the Buddha's eyes, which see the truth, and assists all sentient beings in acquiring their own Buddha's eyes. " The inscriptions on the painting were written by Japanese Master Myoe. Being an orphan

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