Kogonsan Chojuji Temple
Main Image Yakushi Triad (Yakushi Nyorai, Nikko and Gakko Bodhisattvas) Category Nyorai (Tathagata)
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DescriptionThe principal Yakushi Triad is enshrined in the main hall of Chojuji, a Myoshinji-school Rinzai Zen temple on Ojika Island. According to the temple, the Kyoto sculptor Chuen carved the images in 1685, with their cost paid by the Hirado Domain. Yakushi Nyorai occupies the center, attended by Nikko and Gakko Bodhisattvas. Crystal-inlaid eyes and finely openworked halos are highlights of the craftsmanship, which the temple calls a particularly fine achievement. Visitors may pay respects in the main hall but must not enter the inner sanctuary. The triad preserves evidence of Buddhist sculpture and faith on an island supported by the domain during the Edo period.
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