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What Kind of Supernatural Powers Will We Have in the Land of Bliss?

Alan Kwan 17 January 2022

All living beings are masters of supernatural powers in the Land of Bliss The Infinite Life Sutra says: That Buddha-land, like the realm of unconditioned

How Many Kinds of Living Beings Are There in the Land of Bliss?

Alan Kwan 27 October 2020

The presence of diverse beings in the Pure Land

A ninth century seated Taishakuten at Tō-ji in Kyoto. From tokyoweekender.com

At the Center of It All: Taishakuten Iconography

Michael Van Hartingsveldt 20 June 2019

The immutable protector and chief of the Guardian Kings

The shitennо̄, contemporary sculpture, boxwood. From japanloverme-store.com

The King of the East: Jikokuten Iconography

Michael Van Hartingsveldt 23 March 2019

Protectors of the Buddhist cosmos

Bishamonten. Wood, crystal, and traces of polychromy and gilding. Japan, c. 1250. From collections.lacma.org

King of Kings: The Propagation of Bishamonten Iconography

Michael Van Hartingsveldt 14 February 2019

Celestial beings represented in Japanese…

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What Kind of Supernatural Powers Will We Have in the Land of Bliss?

How Many Kinds of Living Beings Are There in the Land of Bliss?

At the Center of It All: Taishakuten Iconography

The King of the East: Jikokuten Iconography

King of Kings: The Propagation of Bishamonten Iconography