kaen kouhai　火焔光背

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Also kaenkou 火焔光. Lit. flame nimbus. A halo *kouhai 光背 on a Buddhist image, with flames incorporated into the design. Found on frightening deities like devas *ten 天, *myouou 明王, and *Batou Kannon 馬頭観音. The nimbus found on *Fudou Myouou 不動明王 is an example of kaen kouhai. There are also onion shaped halos *houjugata kouhai 宝珠形光背, boat shaped halos *funagata kouhai 舟形光背, and wheel shaped halos rinpougata kouhai 輪宝形光背 incorporating flame designs.

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