{"id":27048,"date":"2023-12-06T17:06:13","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T08:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tsumugu-admin.yomiuri.co.jp\/en\/?p=27048"},"modified":"2023-12-07T12:38:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T03:38:27","slug":"kukai-exhibition-nara-2024b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tsumugu.yomiuri.co.jp\/en\/feature\/kukai-exhibition-nara-2024b\/","title":{"rendered":"Jingo-ji temple&#8217;s Takao Mandalas to go on display for first time after major repairs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Celebrating the 1,250th anniversary of the Buddhist priest Kukai (Kobo Daishi)&#8217;s birth, in 2024, the Nara National Museum (Nara city) is holding a special exhibition featuring esoteric Buddhist treasures &#8212; mandalas, ritual implements, paintings, sculptures, calligraphy, documents, etc. &#8212; associated with the founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism in Japan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"790\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/15ec3b38785f33bdbe26f10de81fd47a-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27072\"\/><figcaption>K\u016bkai (Known as Man\u2019nichi Daishi, \u201cMaster of 10,000 Days\u201d)<br>Muromachi to Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th\u201317th century<br>Kong\u014dbuji Temple, Wakayama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>Kukai (774-835)<\/strong>\u3000The early Heian-period priest, posthumously known by his title Kobo Daishi, was born in the old Sanuki province (modern-day Kagawa Prefecture) during the Nara period. In 804, he traveled to Tang-dynasty China as an Imperial envoy (<em>kentoshi<\/em>), where he acquired a systematic knowledge of esoteric Buddhism. Kukai returned to Japan in 806 and later founded the Shingon school of Buddhism. Known to have been versatile, he is also renowned for his art and calligraphy. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-tsumugu-blocks-modal-image wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/b56c6aba541bd805b4b5aabb9e32cfb6.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption> National Treasure<br\/>Mandalas of the Two Worlds (Known as the Takao Mandara): Diamond World (Skt. Vajradh\u0101tu) Mandala, Detail   <br\/>Heian period, 9th century <br\/>Jingoji Temple, Kyoto<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Special Exhibition<br>Celebrating the 1,250th Anniversary of Priest K\u016bkai\u2019s Birth<\/p><p><strong>K\u016aKAI<\/strong><br><strong>The Worlds of Mandalas and the Transcultural Origins of Esoteric Buddhism<\/strong><\/p><p>Apr 13 (Sat) &#8211; Jun 9 (Sun), 2024<\/p><p>Nara National Museum<br>(Nara city)<\/p><cite>*See outline below for details<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At &#8220;K\u016aKAI &#8211; The Worlds of Mandalas and the Transcultural Origins of Esoteric Buddhism,&#8221; the exhibition scheduled for Apr. 13 through June 9 in 2024, the must-see will be the &#8220;Mandalas of the Two Worlds&#8221; of Jingo-ji temple in Kyoto (commonly known as the <em>Takao Mandara<\/em>), which is the oldest <em>ryokai mandara<\/em> (mandalas of the two worlds) remaining in Japan, and the only existing <em>mandara<\/em> said to have been designed by Kukai himself. The government-designated national treasure is going on public display for the first time after the mandalas shown here (top photos) were went under conservation for six years starting in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"790\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/34de962b459a29897d9ef15103f537a4-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27066\"\/><figcaption>National Treasure <br>The Five Wisdom Buddhas <br>Heian period, 9th century<br>Ansh\u014dji Temple, Kyoto <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The seated statues of &#8220;The Five Wisdom Buddhas&#8221; (Ansho-ji temple, Kyoto) are also among the 30 or so designated national treasures to go on display in the exhibition. Among the 60 or so designated important cultural properties to be exhibited are the seated statue of Fudo Myo-o (Shochi-in temple, Wakayama Prefecture) and &#8220;The Illustrated Biography of Kukai&#8221; (To-ji temple, Kyoto). Also noteworthy are items borrowed from museums in neighboring countries such as the &#8220;Sculptural Mandala of the Diamond World&#8221; (National Museum of Indonesia), a three-dimensional representation of the Buddhist cosmos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"790\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/e72504ec4d814c58c823d631a2886489-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27071\"\/><figcaption>Important Cultural Property<br>Fud\u014d My\u014d\u014d (Skt. Acala)<br>Heian period, 9th century<br>Sh\u014dchi\u2019in Temple, Wakayama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"790\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/a951c4c99256bdb2a331ab5ca3c2ab08-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27075\"\/><figcaption>Important Cultural Property<br><em>The Illustrated Biography of K\u016bkai<\/em> (<em>K\u014db\u014ddaishi gy\u014dj\u014d ekotoba<\/em>), Scroll Three, Detail<br>Nanbokuch\u014d period, 14th century<br>T\u014dji Temple, Kyoto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"790\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/81dccf1a939e57dbaca8e3a4f941d2dc-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27073\"\/><figcaption>Sculptural Mandala of the Diamond World (Skt. Vajradh\u0101tu) Found at the Mahapajit Temple Site in Nganjuk: Dainichi Nyorai (Skt. Mah\u0101vairocana) <br>Indonesia; 10th century<br>National Museum of Indonesia, Jakarta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"790\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/9f0c59a31a68465d34f3ce9f94430422-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27074\"\/><figcaption>Monju (Ch. Wenshu; Skt. Ma\u00f1ju\u015br\u012b) Found at the Anguosi Temple Site in Xi\u2019an, China<br>Tang dynasty, 8th century<br>Beilin Museum, Xi\u2019an<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other highlights<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"444\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/5b1003db46892e470017b1cecfaccc7e-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27049\"\/><figcaption>National Treasure <br>Mandalas of the Two Worlds (Known as the Saiin Mandara; the Shingon\u2019in Mandara by Tradition)<br>Right: Womb World (Skt. 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