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17. Kudara Kannon - originally from Japan late 7C AD, 210cm high. The gilded camphor wood statue of the Buddhist deity Kudara Kannon is an actual-size replica of one of the most important works in the ancient Japan. In Pure Land Buddhism Kannon (Avalokiteshvara) often appears with the bodhisattva Seishi (Mahasthamaprapta) flanking the Buddha Amida (Amitabha) in a triad welcoming the souls of the dead into the Western Paradise. Photo: wikipedia.org.
British Museum Top 20 Buddhism 17 Kudara Kannon 17. Kudara Kannon - originally from Japan late 7C AD, 210cm high. The gilded camphor wood statue of the Buddhist deity Kudara Kannon is an actual-size replica of one of the most important works in the ancient Japan. In Pure Land Buddhism Kannon (Avalokiteshvara) often appears with the bodhisattva Seishi (Mahasthamaprapta) flanking the Buddha Amida (Amitabha) in a triad welcoming the souls of the dead into the Western Paradise. Photo: wikipedia.org.

DATE: 2007-02-06 13:44  |  HEADLINE: Buddha  |  KEYWORDS: British Museum