Virupaksa (Zochoten)
Yamantaka (Dai Itoku)
Vajrayaksa (Kongo-yasha)
Amogha
Aksobyhya
Vajrakarma
Vajrasatta
Vaisravana (Bishamonten)

Indra (Taishakuten)
Acalanatha (Fudo Myo-o)
Mahavarocana (Dainichi)
Vajraparamita          
Brahma (Bonten)          

Virudhaka (Komokuten)
Kundali (Gundari-yasha)
Trailokyavijaya (Go-Sansei)
Amitabha (Amida)
Ratnasambhava
Vajradharma
Vajraratna (Kongo-ho)
Dhrtarastra (Jikokuten)
Photo sources (all): To-ji Temple

Sculpture Mandala

Kodo (Lecture Hall) of the To-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

North is towards the top. The images are arranged according to their current (2000 AD) location in the Kodo. As explained on the previous page, the deities portrayed are: (1) Center group, Dainichi (seven feet high) surrounded by the four Diamond World Buddhas (Ashuku, Hosho, Fuku, Amida); (2) Right group, five Bodhisattvas; (3) Left group, five Heavenly Kings (839) centered on Fudo Myo-o; (4) Brahma and Indra at the far right and left; and lastly (5), the Directional Guardians who protect the four corners of the universe.

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