Comments on: Kannon Bodhisattva in Tokyo http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2011/01/27/kannon-bodhisattva-in-tokyo/ My life as a father, Buddhist and Japanophile. Sat, 11 Jun 2011 01:53:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Doug 陀愚 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2011/01/27/kannon-bodhisattva-in-tokyo/#comment-5454 Doug 陀愚 Sat, 29 Jan 2011 06:04:18 +0000 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/?p=10406#comment-5454 Yeah, maybe I imagined the plaque. I've seen too many Kannon statues in Japan maybe. :) I can't recall. The crown with Amitabha Buddha though really seems like a symbol of Kannon though, but again I am not 100% sure. :p Yeah, maybe I imagined the plaque. I’ve seen too many Kannon statues in Japan maybe. :) I can’t recall. The crown with Amitabha Buddha though really seems like a symbol of Kannon though, but again I am not 100% sure. :p

]]> By: johnl http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2011/01/27/kannon-bodhisattva-in-tokyo/#comment-5437 johnl Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:37:03 +0000 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/?p=10406#comment-5437 Umm...I don't remember seeing a plaque, I wasn't really looking for one. I just assumed it was Kannon. This type of modern statue is very common. The Amida in the headdress might clinch it. I googled some images of Seishi Bosatsu and I didn't see anything similar. Yes, Seishi often has a lotus, but usually a metallic-looking crown. (( I hadn't even heard of Seishi (still don't know much) until I went to Koyasan. )) Umm…I don’t remember seeing a plaque, I wasn’t really looking for one. I just assumed it was Kannon. This type of modern statue is very common. The Amida in the headdress might clinch it. I googled some images of Seishi Bosatsu and I didn’t see anything similar. Yes, Seishi often has a lotus, but usually a metallic-looking crown. (( I hadn’t even heard of Seishi (still don’t know much) until I went to Koyasan. ))

]]> By: Doug 陀愚 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2011/01/27/kannon-bodhisattva-in-tokyo/#comment-5428 Doug 陀愚 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:26:46 +0000 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/?p=10406#comment-5428 Hi Tiger, great to hear from you again. :) I'm pretty certain it's Kannon. I vaguely remember reading the plaque saying as such (John? Do you remember?). Seishi is rarely, rarely portrayed separately since he/she is for historical reasons not a prominent Bodhisattva like Kannon. Kannon is often portrayed independently as shown here. Also the iconography of Kannon is quite varied too, adding to the complexity. But to be honest I am not 100% sure. I did find some good information by the folks at On Mark Productions about Seishi here: http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/seishi.shtml Hi Tiger, great to hear from you again. :)

I’m pretty certain it’s Kannon. I vaguely remember reading the plaque saying as such (John? Do you remember?). Seishi is rarely, rarely portrayed separately since he/she is for historical reasons not a prominent Bodhisattva like Kannon. Kannon is often portrayed independently as shown here.

Also the iconography of Kannon is quite varied too, adding to the complexity.

But to be honest I am not 100% sure. I did find some good information by the folks at On Mark Productions about Seishi here:

http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/seishi.shtml

]]> By: Tiger Bombu http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2011/01/27/kannon-bodhisattva-in-tokyo/#comment-5425 Tiger Bombu Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:19:25 +0000 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/?p=10406#comment-5425 Doug, are you sure that this isn't Seishi? Isn't he normally shown posing like this holding a lotus flower stalk? I could be wrong, but, that was my first impression of the photo. P.S. Great blog by the way! Doug, are you sure that this isn’t Seishi? Isn’t he normally shown posing like this holding a lotus flower stalk? I could be wrong, but, that was my first impression of the photo.

P.S. Great blog by the way!

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