Miroku bosatsu

 

Miroku　弥勒 (Sanskrit, Maitreya) is the future Buddha, alternatively depicted as a bodhisattva (bosatsu 菩薩) as in the famous example above from Kōryū-ji [広隆寺] in Kyōto. More to come.
 
This image is from a beautiful small book, "Handbook of Korean Art - Buddhist Sculpture" by Youngsook Pak & Roderick Whitfiel, Laurence King Publishing, London, 2003.

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Guan Yin

Guan Yin

"Royal ease"

Guan Yin seated in the "Royal ease" posture
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Guan Yin 觀音, is the traditional female form of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara associated with compassion. This fine example is from the 3rd floor museum in the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum

Avalokiteshvara

Avalokiteshvara
The Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion

Taken in the Museum at Buddha Tooth Temple.

Ācala

Ācala

"Destroyer of delusion and the protector of Buddhism"

Yesterday in the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple & Museum.

Manjusri

Manjusri

"The image of Manjusri is often seen holding a sword and riding on a lion which represents the Dharma. His right hand is holding a Vajra sword which ends the vexation of sentient beings, and the roaring of the lion awakens the obsessed sentient beings."

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple & Museum

For my father on his 86th birthday!

Bodhisattva Manjusri (2)

Bodhisattva Manjusri

Bodhisattva Manjusri at sunrise today

This being, that exists.
Through the arising of this that arises.
This not being, that does not exist.
Through the ceasing of this, that ceases.

Manjusri at Sunrise

Cutting through illusion