Centered around Miroku Sanzon (the Maitreya Triad), two images of Tenbu (deities who reside in a heavenly realm, one of six realms in which the souls of living beings transmigrate from one into another), four images among Hachi Bushu (or Eight Legions, Protectors of Buddhist Teachings), two images of Rakan (also known as Lohan, or achiever of Nirvana), and two images of Kongo Rikishi (Vajrapani, wielder of the vajra). 弥勒三尊を中心に、天部2体、八部衆のうち4体、羅漢2体、力士2体を表す。 |