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RITUAL MAGIC AND AESTHETICS

(MODIFICATION OF INDIAN BUDDHISM)


Muro-ji, Kondo. Wood; thatched roof . Early Heian (ninth
Muro-ji, five storied pagoda (lower century. H. 40’’
story hidden by shrubbery). Painted
wood ; thatched roof; gilt bronze
spire. Early Heian (ninth century). H
53’’
Yakushi buddha. Sandalwood, unpainted
eyes and lips. Early Heian (ninth century).
Lower arms and hands modern
reconstructions. H. 5’6’’. Jingjo-ji, Kyoto .
Eleven-headed Kannon Sadalwood, unpainted except for eyes
and lips. Early Heian(ninth century). H. 39’’.Hokke-ji, Nara.
Yakushi camphor wood, unpainted. Early
Heian (ninth century). H. 7’’8
Byodo-in, Ho-o-do (Phoenix Hall). Painted wood; tiled roof. Late
Heian (mid-eleven century). H 48’’

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