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This is a wooden statue of Tamonten — one of the Four Deva Kings (Shitenno) and a guardian of Buddhist teaching. This statue can be seen at the Daibutsuden or Great Buddha Hall of the Todaiji temple complex in Nara, Japan.
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Wiener, J. B. (2018, January 12). Statue of Buddhist Guardian Tamonten. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7921/statue-of-buddhist-guardian-tamonten/
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Wiener, James Blake. "Statue of Buddhist Guardian Tamonten." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 12, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7921/statue-of-buddhist-guardian-tamonten/.
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Wiener, James Blake. "Statue of Buddhist Guardian Tamonten." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 12 Jan 2018. Web. 22 May 2022.