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The Secret Five Bodhisattvas (Gohimitsu Bosatsu)

五秘密菩薩像

1200s

Japan, Kamakura period

(1185–1333)
Medium
hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and silver on silk
Measurements
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.)
Credit Line
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.

Description

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.

The Secret Five Bodhisattvas (Gohimitsu Bosatsu)

1200s

Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

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