Chōreita Dōji
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Chōreita Dōji is an acolyte who accompanies Matarajin, holding ginger leaves and also striking a drum. They could correspond to bodhisattvas Fugen and Monju. Together with Matarajin they could represent both the three truths and "the oneness of the three truths and the three poisons".
When
- First attested
- 1617 CE
- Attested period
- 1617 – 2012
- Historical notes
- Depicted in Tenkai's painting from Rinnō-ji, dated to 1617.
Relationships
- allied with
- Matarajin, Nishita Dōji
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Many such images of Matarajin show two acolytes accompanying him, Chōreita Dōji (丁令多童子), who holds ginger leaves and also strikes a drum, and Nishita Dōji (爾子多童子) who holds bamboo leaves and dances. They could correspond to bodhisattvas Fugen and Monju.”
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