Nishita Dōji
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Nishita Dōji is an acolyte who accompanies Matarajin, holding bamboo leaves and dances. 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, Chōreita 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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