#Kōshōji

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五大尊蘇民祭 - 光勝寺, 花巻, 岩手 Godaison Sominsai - Kōshōji, Hanamaki, Iwate

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Zaō Gongen

Japan, 11th century

Zaō Gongen is a rare example of a purely Japanese deity in the Buddhist pantheon. Many of the religious practices associated with Zaō took place in remote temples deep in the mountains. Through these rites, mountain ascetics (yamabushi), who were practitioners of Shugendō, attempted to appropriate for themselves the sheer physical power of the deities. This powerful icon in a demon-quelling aspect was made for the Kōshōji Temple in Kyoto.

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At Kōshō-ji (興聖寺), Uji

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At Kōshō-ji (興聖寺), Uji.