Bodhisattva flying in the clouds at the door of Byodoin Phoenix Hall, Uji, Kyoto, October 13, 4:08

k10012660241_202010122254_202010122255.mp4

Byodo-in Temple, a World Heritage Site in Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture, announced that as a result of investigating the door of the Phoenix Hall built during the Heian period, it was newly found that a bodhisattva on a cloud was drawn flying around. ..

Byodo-in Temple, a World Heritage Site in Uji City, keeps the door of the Phoenix Hall, which was built when it was built nearly 1000 years ago. We have been investigating decorations using the special light of.

As a result, pigments using lead and copper were detected on the surface of the door, which is about 4 meters and 60 centimeters high and about 1 meter and 60 centimeters wide, and one picture was expressed using the entire door.

From the contours that emerged, it was found that a bodhisattva on a cloud was drawn flying over the building against the backdrop of mountains and greenery.



The Phoenix Hall is also known as the Bodhisattva Buddhist memorial service in the clouds, which is set up to fly around the sitting statue of Amida Nyorai, and Byodo-in Temple is said to be a valuable document that shows the decoration at that time.



Fumiaki Kamii, chief priest of Byodo-in Temple, said, "I was surprised not only to understand the decoration technique at that time, but also to see the bold paintings.