Transformation diagram - Hensozu

Japanese: 変相図 - へんそうず
Transformation diagram - Hensozu
Henso means a concrete form, and can also be called Hen. These are pictorial representations that make it easier to understand the world of Buddha described in the sutras, such as Jodo Hen, which depicts the Amida Pure Land, and Kankyo Hensozu, which depicts the Kannon Sutra.

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Japanese:
変相は具体化した姿の意で,変ともいう。経典に説く仏の世界を理解しやすいように絵画化したもので,阿弥陀浄土を図示した浄土変,観無量寿経を描いた観経変相図等がある。→変文

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