Carving the Buddhaalpha 日本語
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Amida triad in a single mandorla (Ikkō Sanzon)一光三尊阿弥陀如来像

Sculptor unknown

Nyorai (Buddha)

Date
said to be Asuka period
Location
Main hall, Zenkō-ji, Nagano Map
Material
Gilt bronze
Dimensions
said to be 1 shaku 5 sun

Viewing

An absolutely hidden image (zettai-hibutsu). There is no opening; not even the head priest is said to see it.

  • An absolutely hidden image; not even the head priest is said to see it. What is shown at the opening every seven years is the substitute image that stands before it.source: Wikipedia

See the other openings

Facts drawn from: 善光寺 (Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

No English title is published by the holder; a conventional English rendering is used here.

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