Miroku Bosatsu
deity Buddhist single tradition · 1
Miroku Bosatsu (Maitreya) is worshiped together with kami Hachiman at Usa Hachiman-gū. He is associated with Buddhist rites. He helps improve the kami's karma through Buddhist rites and the reading of sūtras.
When
- First attested
- 600 CE
- Attested period
- 600 – 1600
- Historical notes
- Worshiped from the 7th century onwards.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Tokusō Daigongen, Kanda Myōjin, Kami, qié-lán-shen
- allied with
- Hachiman
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“example in Usa, Kyūshū, where kami Hachiman was worshiped together with Miroku Bosatsu (Maitreya) at Usa Hachiman-gū. As a result of the creation of shrine-temple complexes, many shrines that had been open-air sites became Buddhist style groupings of buildings.”
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