Standing Statue of Kichijōten

The Standing Statue of Kichijōten (Japanese: 厨子入木造吉祥天立像, Hepburn: Zushi-iri mokuzō Kisshōten ryūzō) is a 13th-century Japanese Buddhist sculpture depicting the devi Śrīmahādevī, an East Asian Buddhist manifestation of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. Housed in the hondō (Main Hall) of Jōruri-ji (National Treasure), the sculpture is classified as an Important Cultural Property and is considered the most representative piece of the deity.

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Standing Statue of Kichijōten

The Standing Statue of Kichijōten (Japanese: 厨子入木造吉祥天立像, Hepburn: Zushi-iri mokuzō Kisshōten ryūzō) is a 13th-century Japanese Buddhist sculpture depicting the devi Śrīmahādevī, an East Asian Buddhist manifestation of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. Housed in the hondō (Main Hall) of Jōruri-ji (National Treasure), the sculpture is classified as an Important Cultural Property and is considered the most representative piece of the deity.

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