In
the center of this mini-heaven sit three bronze Buddha images: Amida, Yakushi,
and Shaka with two attendants. One perplexing problem here is why there
should be three main images when all other temples have only one. To help
us unravel this riddle, we are fortunate to have detailed inscriptions
on the back of the Shaka and Yakushi statues that provide us with clues.
The Amida, unfortunately, is a later replacement, and its original meaning
has been lost to history.