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Table 2 (

cont.

)

Deity name

Date of occurrence

Original location

Present Location

Imported in 719

?

747

748

?

749

754

Imported by

?

755

?

758

?

762

?

765–66

?

The

Nihon ryōiki

mentions

images at

and

746

748

?

749

?

754

?

757

?

759

?

Before 780

?

772

?

760

?

Aft

er 760

Part of the

requested by Bodhisena