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Nov 12, 2009
Nov 12, 2009
The Secret Five Bodhisattvas (Gohimitsu Bosatsu)
The Secret Five Bodhisattvas (Gohimitsu Bosatsu)
五秘密菩薩像
1200s
Japan, Kamakura period
(1185-1333)
Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and silver on silk
Image: 78.1 x 63.5 cm (30 3/4 x 25 in.); Overall: 163.2 x 83.8 cm (64 1/4 x 33 in.)
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1961.423
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The bodhisattva Kongōsatta wears a crown containing figures of the Five Wisdom Buddhas.
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The Secret Five were used in a Buddhist ritual to convert negative aspects of consciousness into positive ones. At the center is Kongōsatta, who represents the enlightened mind. He is surrounded by enlightened beings who convert the human frailties of desire, sensory pleasure, passion, and pride into constructive tools to use on the path to enlightenment.
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