Side attendant - Kyouji
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Also called wakiji, wakishi, or hasashi. These are Buddhist statues that stand on either side of the principal image. These include the Bodhisattvas Manjusri and Fugen, Kannon and Seishi, Nikko and Gakko, who stand on either side of the Tathagatas Shaka, Amida, and Yakushi, and the two children Kongara and Seitaka, who stand on either side of Acala. Source : Heibonsha Encyclopedia About MyPedia Information |
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〈わきじ〉ともよみ，脇士，挟侍とも書く。仏像で本尊の両脇に侍するもの。釈迦・阿弥陀・薬師などの各如来の両脇に侍する文殊・普賢，観音・勢至，日光・月光(がっこう)の各菩薩，不動明王の両脇に侍する矜羯羅(こんがら)・制【た】迦(せいたか)の２童子など。
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