Birds and beasts

...The unevenness of the rocks is decorated by arranging square timbers in a crisscross pattern, and the ends of each piece are painted with twill. (4) Bird and Animal Seats This is a pedestal made up of birds and animals arranged under a lotus pedestal. Known examples include the Crowned Five Amida Deities, the peacock seat of King Kujaku Myoo, the goose seat of Brahma, the lion seat of Manjusri Bodhisattva, and the six-tusk elephant of Bodhisattva Fugen, and King Daiitoku Myoo sits astride a cow. There is also a seat for living spirits that steps on evil spirits and living things....

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Beast Constellation" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…岩石の凹凸を角材を井桁に組んで装飾化し，各材の木口には繧繝（うんげん）彩色が施される。(4)禽獣座　鳥や獣を蓮台の下にあしらって構成する台座で，宝冠阿弥陀五尊や孔雀明王の孔雀座，梵天の鵝鳥座，文殊菩薩の獅子，普賢菩薩の六牙象などが知られ，大威徳明王は牛にまたがる。また邪鬼や生類を踏む生霊座（しようりようざ）がある。…

※「禽獣座」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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