Akishinodera Temple
Main Image Standing Taigen Myo-o Category Myo-o (Wisdom King)
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DescriptionThe Important Cultural Property standing Taigen Myoo is enshrined as the principal image of Akishinodera Temple's Daigendo Hall. This 229.5 cm wooden figure has one face and six arms, with snakes coiled around its body and an intensely wrathful expression. Believed to date from the Kamakura period, it is a rare sculptural representation of Taigen Myoo, a deity associated with esoteric rites for the protection of the state. Normally kept hidden, it is specially unveiled only on June 6 each year, providing a clearly defined opportunity for general visitors to see the image itself.
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