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Ancient Masterpieces of Buddhist Art at Tokyo National Museum
Rare collection of artifacts from Japanese esoteric…
Rare collection of artifacts from Japanese esoteric…
Whenever I teach Japanese Buddhism, whether in the Americas, Europe, or East Asia, I frequently run into the same assumption among students that Buddhists, for
Japan’s esoteric Buddhist traditions boast a rich and diverse array of imagery, ranging from figures of individual deities to elaborate mandalas depicting specific deity families