| Also, increase in faith on Hokke-kyo Sutra mainly by Imperial court and nobility caused the wide-spread creation of the statues of Fugen Bosatsu which were supposed to protect the believers of Hokke-kyo Sutra. |
また、宮廷、貴族を中心に法華経への信仰が高まり、法華経信者を護持するとされる普賢菩薩の像がさかんに作られた。 |