Prefectural Preservation of Cultural Property
One of the three principle objects of worship of Hon-do Hall of Sanbutsuji Temple (Shaka Nyorai, Amida Nyorai and Dainichi Nyorai), this statue was enshrined in the hall as a hidden buddha and repaired in 2004.
With a height of 147.5 cm, this statue has a slightly large head, a shallow body with extremely sloping shoulders, and shallow edges, which is typical of the style from the late Heian Period.
It is believed to have been made slightly later than the main object of worship of Sanbutsu-ji Temple, Zao Gongen, in the late Heian Period (12th Century).
Its cultural and historical value is extremely high as one of the main objects of mountain worship at Hon-do Hall of Sanbutsuji Temple.
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