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Japan: The bodhisattva< / i> Kokuzo Bosatsu (Akasagarbha), hanging scroll, painting on silk, Heian Period (12th Century), Tokyo National Museum
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Title:
Japan: The bodhisattva< / i> Kokuzo Bosatsu (Akasagarbha), hanging scroll, painting on silk, Heian Period (12th Century), Tokyo National Museum
Caption:
Akasagarbha Bodhisattva (Sanskrit: Chinese: Xukongzang Pusa; Japanese pronunciation: Kokuzo Bosatsu) is a bodhisattva who is associated with the great element (mahabhuta) of space (akasa).
. Akasagarbha is considered one of the eight great bodhisattvas. His name can be translated as 'boundless space treasury' as his wisdom is said to be boundless as space itself.
. Akasagarbha is considered one of the eight great bodhisattvas. His name can be translated as 'boundless space treasury' as his wisdom is said to be boundless as space itself.
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Album / Universal Images Group / Pictures From History
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Image size:
3271 x 5100 px | 47.7 MB
Print size:
27.7 x 43.2 cm | 10.9 x 17.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
12 CENTURY • 12TH CENTURY • AKASAGARBHA • ART • ARTS • ASIA • ASIAN • BODHISATTVA • BOSATSU • BUDDHA • BUDDHISM • BUDDHISM, BHUTANESE • BUDDHIST • CULT, BUDDHIST • HEIAN • JAPAN • JAPANESE • KOKUZO • LEGEND • MAHAYANA • NATIONAL TREASURE • PAINT • PAINTING • RELIGION • SHINGON
