Hagurozan Shorensha Shakado (Detached Buddhist Hall of Amida-ji Temple)
Main Image Wooden Reclining Shakyamuni (Nirvana Image) Category Nyorai (Tathagata)
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DescriptionThe wooden reclining Shakyamuni enshrined at Hagurozan Shorensha Shakado is an Ibaraki Prefecture-designated cultural property. The joined-wood image, finished with lacquer and gold leaf, is 194 cm long (about 2 m according to the Ibaraki Prefectural Board of Education). It depicts Shakyamuni entering nirvana, lying on his right side with his right hand supporting his head and his left hand resting at his waist. The work is thought to date from the early Edo period, and the prefectural Board of Education regards it as an outstanding example among the relatively few nirvana images in Ibaraki. Shakado is a detached Buddhist hall of the Ji-shu temple Amida-ji and is traditionally said to have been built in 1631. Today the principal image is unveiled on the 8th of every month. At the annual “Reclining Buddha Hana Matsuri” on June 8, worshippers also observe the “Koshimaki Ogami” tradition, praying for freedom from illness and a peaceful rebirth.
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