Japanese Print "Honen Shonin (2)" by Ono Tadashige
Artist:Ono Tadashige
Title:Honen Shonin (2)
Date:1995.
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Description:
"Honen Shonin (2)" High priest Honen (1133-1212). He was the founder of Jodo sect of Buddhism. He was enshrined later in Chion-in temple in Kyoto. His saying in rough translation is, "The bodies of dew evaporate here and there, but their spirits remain same as the flower head".