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

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.

ARHAT • BODHISATTVA • BUDA • BUDISMO • BUDISTA • BUDISTAS • COLOR • COLORIDO • DORADO • GENTE • GOBERNANTE • JAPON • JAPONES • KUKAI • MAR MUERTO • MARRON • MONJE • MONJES • MUSEO • ORO • PAÍS • PATRON • PERGAMINO COLGANTE • PERGAMINO • PORTRAIT • PRINCE • PRINCIPE • REAL (REALEZA) • REALEZA • REGENTE • RELIGION • RELIGIOSO • RETRATO • ROLLO DE PAPEL • ROLLO DE PERGAMINO • SEDA • SHOTOKU TAISHI • SIGLO XIV • SIGLO • TINTA CHINA • TINTA