A few years ago, I saw a wonderful exhibition with handwritten prayers by Tokugawa Ieyasu and an amazingly lifelike statue.
Here is a link that shows a bit of it:
“Honen preached that by honoring Namu Amida Butsu, everyone can be equally saved and reborn in the Pure Land of Paradise. His teachings were supported by many people, from aristocrats to commoners, and have been passed down unbroken to the present day. This exhibition focuses on a number of famous treasures related to the Jodo sect, covering the period from its founding to its great development with the adoption of the Tokugawa shogunate.”
As for relevant exhibitions on the Three Unifiers, mention can also be made of the current exhibition at Osaka Castle. Handwritten letters and decrees by all three, swords, armour, replica of Hideyoshi's tea room and much more. Link to the exhibition:
A few years ago, I saw a wonderful exhibition with handwritten prayers by Tokugawa Ieyasu and an amazingly lifelike statue.
Here is a link that shows a bit of it:
“Honen preached that by honoring Namu Amida Butsu, everyone can be equally saved and reborn in the Pure Land of Paradise. His teachings were supported by many people, from aristocrats to commoners, and have been passed down unbroken to the present day. This exhibition focuses on a number of famous treasures related to the Jodo sect, covering the period from its founding to its great development with the adoption of the Tokugawa shogunate.”
http://www.premium-j.jp/en/events/20240327_36283/?gt_lang=en
Thank you for sharing. Fascinating stuff - and what a statue, going all the way back to the 17th century!
Thanks for another great instalment Chris. Sometimes historical figures can seem distant and characterless but you always make them real and lifelike.
Thanks Steve! Much appreciated.
As for relevant exhibitions on the Three Unifiers, mention can also be made of the current exhibition at Osaka Castle. Handwritten letters and decrees by all three, swords, armour, replica of Hideyoshi's tea room and much more. Link to the exhibition:
https://www.osakacastle.net/exhibition/standing/detail.html?id=182