Those monks who went toTang for study brought to Japan many Mikkyo-zuzo paintings such as Ryokai mandala (also called Ryoubu mandala), which had a deep impact on Buddhist paintings in Japan. 彼ら入唐僧はまた、両界曼荼羅(両部曼荼羅ともいう)などの密教図像を数多く日本へもたらし、これらはその後の日本の仏教絵画に深い影響を与えることとなった。 |