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White Drawing on Paper of Acala and Two Children,

Discover the Shihon Hakubyō Fudō Myōō Nidōji Bishamonten Zuzō, a Nationally Important Cultural Property of Japan housed at Entsū-ji Temple on Mount Kōya in Wakayama Prefecture. This rare esoteric Buddhist iconographic drawing on paper depicts Fudō Myōō with two attendant boys and the guardian deity Bishamonten, executed in the refined hakubyō (white-line) ink technique. Learn about its iconographic significance, the history of its closed training-temple home, and how to experience the world of Mount Kōya — a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Wooden Standing Statues of the Two Heavenly Kings Brahma and

Two Heian-period figures at Kimiidera, second temple of the Saigoku route. Called Brahma and Indra but in bodhisattva form. On view in the Daikomyoden since 2023.

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Excavated Items from the Sutra Mound at Kii Oji Shrine

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Old Copper Seal

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Gilt Bronze Thin-Walled Seated Statue of Aztec Buddha

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Gilt Bronze Thin-Walled Seated Vajra Bodhisattva Statue

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Gold Bronze Thin Walled Seated Statue of Tathagata Attaining

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Gilt Bronze Seated Statue of Dainichi Nyorai