Esoteric Buddhism and the Tantras in East Asia

. the tji lecture hall statue mandala 947

Figure 8. Jikokuten , one of Four (Deva) Guardian Kings (Shitennō).
Lecture Hall, Tōji (Kyōōgokokuji), Kyoto. Heian period, ca. 839. Wood (hinoki)
with lacquer and pigments, H 187.7 cm.