Cleveland Museum of Art
Wisdom King of Great Awe-inspiring Power (Daiitoku Myōō)
- Date
- mid-1800s
- Medium
- Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
- Culture
- Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
- Department
- Japanese Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
In Esoteric Buddhism, there is one Buddha at the center of the universe, and four additional Buddhas, each of whom occupies one of the four cardinal directions. These Buddhas also manifest themselves in fierce forms called Kings of Brightness (myōō), or Wisdom Kings. Daiitoku is an avatar of the Buddha Amida and manages the west.
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