KORYU-JI TEMPLE
He is also named Uzumasa-dera. Uzumasa's name is the combination of two characters from the name of Prince Shōtoku Mr and the Hata clan, especially De Hata, which both founded the temple in the 622 th century, in. Inside the temple, the treasure (reihōkan) contains the famous statue of Miroku Bosatsu of the Asuka era. This statue was reportedly offered in 622 by the Korean kingdom of Silla. Its similarity in many points with that of Chūgū-ji at Arcade, i. e. with the Buddha of the future, sitting with the right leg resting on the left hand side, the repliée right hand towards the face with the medius resting almost on the jaw, and the left hand penetrating the ankle of the folded straight leg, actually the greatest masterpiece of the statuary. in Japanese wood. «Closed eyelids, eyes look inward in an ocean of gentleness and spirituality».
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