Yakushi Triad, Nara

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Mark Cartwright
by Ogawa Seiyou
published on 23 May 2019
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The Yakushi Triad in the Main Hall of Yakushiji temple, Nara, Japan. Bronze, 680-718 CE. Yakushi Nyorai is the Buddha of healing and the seated figure is flanked by two bodhisattvas. The Yakushi figure is 4.3 metres (14 ft.) in height.

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