hoshi mandara　星曼荼羅

KEY WORD :　art history / iconography

Lit. star mandara. A variety of dedicated mandala *Butsugen mandara 仏眼曼荼羅 depicting various deities symbolizing stars hoshi 星 or heavenly bodies. There are several types; *hokuto mandara 北斗曼荼羅 centered on Shaka kinrin 釈迦金輪; the Myouken mandara 妙見曼荼羅 centered on *Myouken 妙見; the shuunanzan mandara 終南山曼荼羅 which reflects Taoist influence; the hokuto mandara of Chinese provenance touhon hokuto mandara 唐本北斗曼荼羅 centered on Shijoukou *Butchou 熾盛光仏頂; the Kara-zu 火羅図 which resembles a horoscope; and the shichisei nyoirin mandara 七星如意輪曼荼羅 centered on *Nyoirin Kannon 如意輪観音. Hoshi mandara is sometimes used to refer to the hokuto mandara.

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