Kongobuji Temple: Casket Seal Dharani Pagoda
Gilt bronze
Kongobuji Temple: Casket Seal Dharani Pagoda
JAPAN, Wakayama, Ito; Kamakura period
This Casket Seal Dharani Pagoda is made of gilt bronze and consists of a base, body, and spire. There are inscriptions on the Sumeru base. Reverse corbeling appears beneath the square body, and more corbeling appears above. In the center of the body, there is a circle which is slightly raised with a carving of the Sanskrit seed syllable for Diamond Realm. The square base of the spire is stepped, followed by an inverted bowl, nine stacked rings, and a jewel. At the corners of the base there are plantain leaves. It was listed as Important Cultural Property.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 164.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Kongobuji Temple: Casket Seal Dharani Pagoda." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 164.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Kongobuji Temple: Casket Seal Dharani Pagoda" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:164.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Kongobuji Temple: Casket Seal Dharani Pagoda. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 164).
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