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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 1234996, member: 2844&quot;]Thanks, Mat. Just a theological/iconographical question, since Japanese faiths are not my forte:</p><p>I see Bosatsu described as a Japanese Boddhisattva (Buddha aspect), but also as an Apsara. The clouds and musical instruments are more in keeping with an Apsara.</p><p>Do you know if a Bosatsu is a mix of the two? Or maybe something from pre-Buddhist Japanese mythology, adapted to Buddhism?</p><p><br /></p><p>The information below is from this site:</p><p><a href="https://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/bosatsu-on-clouds-apsaras.shtml" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/bosatsu-on-clouds-apsaras.shtml" rel="nofollow">https://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/bosatsu-on-clouds-apsaras.shtml</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.onmarkproductions.com/assets/images/bosatsu-cloud-1053AD-byodo-in-temple-north-north-7-H62-4cm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Bosatsu on Cloud, Flying Apsara, 1053 AD</p><p>Byōdō-in Temple, Kyoto, North Side, #7, Height 62.4 cm</p><p>Photo courtesy <a href="https://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/bosatsu-on-clouds-apsaras.shtml#resources" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/bosatsu-on-clouds-apsaras.shtml#resources" rel="nofollow">temple catalog 平等院雲中供養菩薩</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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