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The Healing Buddha. He guards the well-being of the people and protects them against diseases and danger. Japan, 1648.

The Celestial Buddha of the West, the Buddha of the Infinite Light, of the setting sun and of afterlife. Japan, 1716.

The Cosmic Buddha of the Golden Wheel, an apparition of the Dainichi Nyorai, the Celestial Great Solar Buddha, as the primordial Dainichi of the Adamantine World Matrix. Dates from 1648, made in Japan.

The Celestial Great Solar Buddha in the centre of the world of all beings. Japan, 1648

The Cosmic Buddha of the Golden Wheel, an apparition of the Dainichi Nyorai, the Celestial Great Solar Buddha, as the primordial Dainichi of the Adamantine World Matrix. Japan, 19th century.

The Museum Volkenkunde (National Museum of Ethnology) has an exhibition about Buddha .

“This is the Celestial Buddha of the West, the Buddha of Infinite Light, of the setting sun and of afterlife. He resides in the Western Pure Land, not so much a real place but rather a state of mind in which we are reborn, freed from the suffering in this world. He has the hands folded in meditation, the dhyane mudra. From the inscription on the base, we know that the statue was consecrated on the 15th day of the 6th month of Shōtoku 6, 1716.” From the sign in the museum.

“This is the Healing Buddha. He guards the well-being of the people and protects them against diseases and danger. In his hands he holds a medicine pot, symbolising his curing powers. He has the hands folded in meditation, the dhyana mudra. Yakushi Nyorai is not regarded as belonging to the highest ranking Buddha’s. From the inscription on his back, we know that the statue was cast and consecrated in 1648.” From the sign in the museum.

“The Cosmic Buddha of the Golden Wheel, an apparition of the Dainishi Nyerai, the Celestial Great Solar Buddha, as the primordial Dainichi of the Adamantine World Matrix. He personifies the supreme virtue located in the crown on his head. He has the hands folded in meditation, the dhyana mudra. From the inscription on his back, we know that the statue was cast and consecrated in 1648.” From the sign in the museum.

“This is the Celestial Great Solar Buddha in the centre of the world of all beings. He has his hands in the so-called ratna mudra, symbolising the Jewel. From the inscription on his back, we know that the statue was cast and consecrated in 1648.” From the sign in the museum.