Raikyuji Temple: Sakyamuni Buddha Triad
Ink and color on silk
Raikyuji Temple: Sakyamuni Buddha Triad
JAPAN, Okayama, Takahashi; Kamakura period
This 14th century painting resembles a depiction of the Sakyamuni Buddha Triad kept at Taisanji Temple in Hyogo. It was listed as an Important Cultural Property in 1901.
Clad in a colorful monastic robe, Sakyamuni Buddha sits on a lotus throne atop a Sumeru base. On the right, Manjusri Bodhisattva sits on the back of a lion, wearing a five-Buddha headdress and holding a ruyi (wish-fulfilling talisman). Samantabhadra Bodhisattva is shown on the left, riding on a white elephant and holding a lotus flower. An attendant stands below each Bodhisattva, leading their mount with a rope. The elegant colors, fine gold highlights, and delicate decorations on the clothing reflect the influence from paintings of the Chinese Song dynasty (960–1279).
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, page 766.
Cite this article:
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Youlu and Wilson, Graham and Manho and Mankuang and Huntington, Susan,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z},
pages = 766,
title = {{Raikyuji Temple: Sakyamuni Buddha Triad}},
volume = 16,
year = {2016}}