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Shaka Triad and the Sixteen Rakan, 14th century. Creator: Unknown.

Shaka Triad and the Sixteen Rakan, 14th century. Creator: Unknown.

2-759-502 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Shaka Triad and the Sixteen Rakan, 14th century. Buddha Shaka preaching to a group of bodhisattvas, arhats, and historical Japanese figures at Vulture Peak. Below are two historical Japanese figures, crucial to the development of Japanese Buddhism: in a red robe is Shotoku Taishi (572-622), an imperial prince and early patron of Buddhism, and, on the right, the monk Kukai (774-835), founder of the Shingon sect of Buddhism.

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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Shotoku Taishi: Japanese: Regent
  2. Kukai: Japanese: Monk, poet, civil servant, scholar, poet, and artist
Medium
  1. Ink, color, and gold on silk
Picture Type
  1. Hanging scrol
  2. Portrait
Category Hierarchy

Religion & Belief Buddhism

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3014x4960
File Size : 43,798kb

Aliases

  1. 2015.300.1
  1. DP361141.jpg
  1. 0950003349
  1. 2-759-502
  1. 2015.300.1
  1. 2759502

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