bikugyou　比丘形

KEY WORD :　art history / sculptures

Also sougyou 僧形. A statue of a figure with a round shaved head, usually representing a Buddhist priest. Most commonly the subject is the founder of a religious sect or a high priest, but there are also bikugyou figures representing *Jizou 地蔵 and Hachimanjin 八幡神 (see *sougyou hachiman 僧形八幡).

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