The entrance to the ZenYouMitsu Temple in Tokyo. ZenYōMitsu Temple (Japanese: 善養密寺) is a Buddhist Temple located in the Setagaya ward of Tokyo, Japan. Setagaya (世田谷区; -ku) is a special ward located in Tokyo, Japan. ...
Tokyo (東京; Tōkyō listen, literally eastern capital), is located in the Kanto region on the island of Honshu in Japan. ...
The temple follows the Shingon creed of Mahayana Buddhism, which attaches particular importance to the origins of Buddhism and its manifestation throughout history. Shingon (真言宗) is a major school of Japanese Buddhism, and the most important school of Vajrayana Buddhism outside of the Himalayan region. ...
Relief image of the bodhisattva Guan Yin from Mt. ...
Statues of Buddha such as this, the Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong, remind followers to practice right living. ...
The ZenYōuMitsu Temple has a rich collection of authentic historical artifacts from India, Central Asia and China. Most notable is an exceptional collection of art from Gandhara, which was gathered over the course of twenty year by the head of the Temple. Map of Central Asia outlined in orange showing one set of possible borders Central Asia located as a region of the world Central Asia is a vast landlocked region of Asia. ...
Buddhas First Sermon at Sarnath, Kushan Period, ca. ...
Works of art at ZenYōMitsu Temple
The dream of Queen Maya. Download high resolution version (1120x840, 156 KB)The dream of Maya, Gandhara, 2-3rd century. ...
Queen Mayas white elephant dream, and the conception of the Buddha. ...
| Siddhartha Gautama leaving the Palace. Download high resolution version (905x611, 309 KB)The Great Departure. ...
Standing Buddha, ancient region of Gandhara, northern Pakistan, 1st century CE. Gautama Buddha was a South Asian spiritual leader who lived between approximately 563 BCE and 483 BCE. Born Siddhartha Gautama in Sanskrit, a name meaning descendant of Gotama whose aims are achieved/who is efficacious in achieving aims, he...
| The end of ascetism. Download high resolution version (1586x945, 866 KB)The end of ascetism (Buddha). ...
| The Buddha at Sarnath. Download high resolution version (1186x612, 389 KB)The Buddha preaching at the Deer Park (Sarnath). ...
Sarnath (formally Isipathana), located 13 kilometres from Varanasi, is the deer park where Gautama Buddha first taught the Dharma, and where the Buddhist Sangha was founded. ...
| The Paranirvana of the Buddha. Download high resolution version (862x653, 374 KB)The Paranirvana of the Buddha. ...
In Buddhism, parinirvana (Sanskrit; Pali: Parinibbana) is the final nirvana, traditionally understood to be within reach only upon the death of someone who attained complete enlightenment. ...
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A Buddha footprint. Download high resolution version (459x800, 242 KB) Footprint of the Buddha. ...
Footprint of the Buddha. ...
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See also Gautama Buddha Standing Buddha, ancient region of Gandhara, northern Pakistan, 1st century CE. Siddharta and Siddhartha redirect here. ...
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