Niu Myōjin early 14th century Japan The female Shinto deity of Mount Kōya, Niu Myōjin, is believed to have given Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi, 774-835) permission to build his monastery for Esoteric Buddhist training at Mount Kōya in 816. Here she is shown seated on a tatami mat wearing elaborately layered robes and with the long, flowing hair of a court lady. In the disk at the top of the painting, the deity is represented again by the seed syllable (a sacred Sanskrit character) referring to her original Buddhist form (honji) as Dainichi Nyorai (Sanskrit: Mahāvairocana), the central Buddha of the Esoteric Buddhist cosmos. A painting of Niu Myōjin such as this is usually paired with one of Kariba Myōjin, the male deity of Mount Kōya.. Niu Myōjin. Japan. early 14th century. Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk. Kamakura period (1185-1333). Paintings

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Niu Myōjin early 14th century Japan The female Shinto deity of Mount Kōya, Niu Myōjin, is believed to have given Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi, 774-835) permission to build his monastery for Esoteric Buddhist training at Mount Kōya in 816. Here she is shown seated on a tatami mat wearing elaborately layered robes and with the long, flowing hair of a court lady. In the disk at the top of the painting, the deity is represented again by the seed syllable (a sacred Sanskrit character) referring to her original Buddhist form (honji) as Dainichi Nyorai (Sanskrit: Mahāvairocana), the central Buddha of the Esoteric Buddhist cosmos. A painting of Niu Myōjin such as this is usually paired with one of Kariba Myōjin, the male deity of Mount Kōya.. Niu Myōjin. Japan. early 14th century. Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk. Kamakura period (1185-1333). Paintings

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