Gakkō Bosatsu, from “Album of Buddhist Deities from the Diamond World and Womb World Mandalas” (“Kontai butsugajō”)

Attributed to Takuma Tametō Japanese

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This page depicts the Bodhisattva of Moon-Radiance (Gakkō Bosatsu). It comes from a book of iconographic drawings representing the vast array of Buddhas and bodhisattvas depicted in the Diamond World (Kongōkai) and Womb World (Taizōkai) Mandalas. His primary name is inscribed in the upper right and his “secret name,” Kiyohara Kongō, in the upper left. The deity’s “seed syllables” (shuji), tiny Sanskrit characters that signify his nature and function, appear at the bottom right along with Chinese characters to aid in their pronunciation and interpretation. At the bodhisattva’s right knee is an explanation of where he appears in the mandala.

Gakkō Bosatsu, from “Album of Buddhist Deities from the Diamond World and Womb World Mandalas” (“Kontai butsugajō”), Attributed to Takuma Tametō (Japanese, active ca. 1132–74), Page from a book mounted as a hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan

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Gakkō Bosatsu, from “Album of Buddhist Deities from the Diamond World and Womb World Mandalas” (“Kontai butsugajō”), Attributed to Takuma Tametō (Japanese, active ca. 1132–74), Page from a book mounted as a hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Gakkō Bosatsu, from “Album of Buddhist Deities from the Diamond World and Womb World Mandalas” (“Kontai butsugajō”), Attributed to Takuma Tametō (Japanese, active ca. 1132–74), Page from a book mounted as a hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan

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