Taishakuten

deity sky Buddhist single tradition · 1

Taishakuten is a deity derived from the Hindu pantheon, depicted on one of the shrine panels alongside other Buddhist deities.

When

First attested
700 CE
Attested period
700 – 2020
Historical notes
Depicted on shrine panel in Tenpyō period style, derived from Hindu pantheon.

Relationships

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Sources

Source passages

“similarities with a Taishakuten statue at Takisan-ji in Aichi Prefecture”

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