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Standing Bishamonten (Vaiśravaṇa), main hall毘沙門天立像(本殿金堂)

Sculptor unknown

Tenbu (Deva)

Date
Heian period
Location
Main hall, Kurama-dera, Kyoto Map
Material
Wood

Viewing

A hidden image (hibutsu). It cannot normally be seen; it is shown only on the days below.

  • Opened only once every sixty years, in the year of fire-tiger; last in 1986.source: Wikipedia

Dates change. Always check the temple's own announcement before you travel.

See the other openings

Facts drawn from: 鞍馬寺 (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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