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Kon-do: The
Hall of Medicine Buddha in Toji Temple
(Toji: Shingon Buddhist Temple, the headquarters of Shingon
Buddhism in Kyoto)
Yakushi Nyorai, with
Sunlight (Suryaprabha, Radiant Sun) and Moonlight (Candraprabha, Radiant Moon) Bodhisattvas. Yakushi Nyorai is supported
by his 12 Yaksas; Generals in his army.
Kon-do: Hall of the Medicine Buddha
- Toji Shingon Temple in Kyoto (large photographs files of Medicine
Buddha, Sunlight and Moonlight Bodhisattvas, Seven Healing Buddhas
and the Twelve Yaksas - Heavenly Generals of Medicine Buddha.) Carvings by Kosho, lacquered foil on wood. Momoyama period, dated from 1603.
- Medicine Buddha - Yahushi Nyorai with Seven Healing Buddhas in the canopy
- Nikko Bosatsu - All Pervading Solar Radiance Bodhisattva
- Gakko Bosatsu - All Pervading Lunar Radiance Bodhisattva
- Heavenly Generals - side panel
- Heavenly Generals - front panel
- Heavenly Generals - side panel
- Heavenly Generals - back panel
- Heavenly Generals - Information (Names & Drawings)
- Khumbira (Japanese Kubira), yellow, armed with a vajra.
- Vajra (Japanese Bazara, Bajira), white, armed with a sword.
- Mihira (Japanese Mekira), yellow, armed with a vajra.
- Andira (Japanese Anteira) green, armed with a mallet or
a fly-whisk.
- Anila (Japanese Anira), red, armed with a trident or an
arrow.
- Sandilya (Japanese Sandeira), grey, armed with a sword
or a conch shell.
- Indra (Japanese Indara, Indatsura), red, armed with a
staff or a halberd.
- Pajra (Japanese Haira) red, armed with a mallet, a bow
or an arrow.
- Mahoraga (Japanese Makora, Makura), white, armed with
an axe.
- Sindura (Kimnara, Japanese. Shindara), yellow, armed with
a rope or a fly-whisk and a pilgrim’s staff (khakkara).
- Catura (Japanese Shotora), blue, armed with a mallet or
a sword.
- Vikarala (Japanese Bikyara), red, armed with a three-pointed
vajra.
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