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... Buddhist art thrived and left many surviving works . Of particular importance is a gilt bronze Yakushi Triad housed in the main hall of the Yakushi - ji , a temple that was moved to its present site in 718. The triad is a mag- nificent ...
... Buddhist art thrived and left many surviving works . Of particular importance is a gilt bronze Yakushi Triad housed in the main hall of the Yakushi - ji , a temple that was moved to its present site in 718. The triad is a mag- nificent ...
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... Buddhism who studied in China brought back Buddhist paintings and iconographic drawings , which were then hand - copied at leading esoteric Buddhist temples . A rich collection of iconographic pictures displayed the dignity of an ...
... Buddhism who studied in China brought back Buddhist paintings and iconographic drawings , which were then hand - copied at leading esoteric Buddhist temples . A rich collection of iconographic pictures displayed the dignity of an ...
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... Buddhist sculpture entered a period of decline . Because Zen Buddhism , which became popular in the middle Kamakura , did not stress icon worship , it did not produce any important statues of Buddhist divinities , but it did contribute ...
... Buddhist sculpture entered a period of decline . Because Zen Buddhism , which became popular in the middle Kamakura , did not stress icon worship , it did not produce any important statues of Buddhist divinities , but it did contribute ...
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