Esotericism and the Promise of Paradise
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Taira Family Lotus Sutra. Heike N kyo.
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Taira Family Lotus Sutra. Frontispiece to Chapter 13.
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Taira Family Lotus Sutra. Frontispiece to Chapter 23.
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Taira Family Lotus Sutra. Frontispiece to Chapter 27.
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Amida Crossing the Mountains, 13th c. H:101 cm, W:83
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Descent of Amida and Twenty-five Bodhisattvas, 13th
c. H:145.1 cm, W:154.5 cm.
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Detail from Descent of Amida and Twenty-five Bodhisattvas.
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Kong -kai.
Mandala of the Two Worlds (The so-called Shingon-in Mandala),
Later half 9th c.
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Detail from Kong -kai.
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Taiz -kai.
Mandala of the Two Worlds (The so-called Shingon-in Mandala),
Later half 9th c.
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Detail from Taiz -kai.
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Taima mandara engi emaki (Illustrated handscroll of
the legends of the Taima Mandala). First section of the second
scroll, Mid-13th c. H:51.6 cm, Total L:700.8 cm.
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