Special opening of Kyoto Ninna-ji National Treasure `` Yakushi Nyorai Statue '' March 20 13:46
The world heritage Ninna-ji Temple in Kyoto, the national treasure "Yakushi Nyorai Statue," is the first temple to open to the public.
The statue of Yakushi Nyorai, a national treasure transmitted to Ninna-ji Temple in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, is a small Buddha statue of about 22 cm in height, made in the late Heian period. .
Although it was considered a secret Buddha of the temple, it was hardly open to the public until now, but it was first shown at the temple in conjunction with the treasure exhibition that began on the 20th, and visitors came to look closely at their faces .
In Yakushi Nyorai, there is a benefit that the disease will be cured, so in the memorial service held before the exhibition, a Buddhist monk at the temple read a sutra and prayed for the end of the new coronavirus.
A 50-year-old man from Chiba City said, "Detailed work has spread to every corner, and the Buddha's appearance is plump and the history is felt."
The site of Segawa Daihide Gate at Ninna-ji Temple is `` considering the spread of the new coronavirus, but we want many people to see Buddha statues and feel the predecessor's wishes for the happiness of people. '' I was talking.
The special release of "Yakushi Nyorai Seated Statue" will be held until 29th of this month.