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*''Japanese'': 嵯峨釈迦 ''(Saga Shaka)''
The Saga Shaka is a famous [[Buddhist sculpture]] held at [[Seiryo-ji|Seiryô-ji]] (also known as Saga Shakadô), in the [[Saga, Kyoto|Saga]] neighborhood of [[Kyoto]].
The sculpture was traditionally, albeit erroneously, believed to have been carved in India during the [[Shakamuni|Buddha's]] lifetime, and to have flown itself to China in ancient times. The sculpture was then said to have been seen in [[985]] by the Japanese monk Chônen, who produced a replica to bring back to Japan; however, the original then magically switched places with the replica, such that the original ancient Indian Saga Shaka was installed at the Seiryô-ji, where it remains today. A late 15th or early 16th century set of six scroll paintings by [[Kano Motonobu|Kanô Motonobu]] depicts these miraculous events.
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==References==
*Timon Screech, ''Obtaining Images'', University of Hawaii Press (2012), 119-120.
[[Category:Buddhism]]
[[Category:Art and Architecture]]
The Saga Shaka is a famous [[Buddhist sculpture]] held at [[Seiryo-ji|Seiryô-ji]] (also known as Saga Shakadô), in the [[Saga, Kyoto|Saga]] neighborhood of [[Kyoto]].
The sculpture was traditionally, albeit erroneously, believed to have been carved in India during the [[Shakamuni|Buddha's]] lifetime, and to have flown itself to China in ancient times. The sculpture was then said to have been seen in [[985]] by the Japanese monk Chônen, who produced a replica to bring back to Japan; however, the original then magically switched places with the replica, such that the original ancient Indian Saga Shaka was installed at the Seiryô-ji, where it remains today. A late 15th or early 16th century set of six scroll paintings by [[Kano Motonobu|Kanô Motonobu]] depicts these miraculous events.
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==References==
*Timon Screech, ''Obtaining Images'', University of Hawaii Press (2012), 119-120.
[[Category:Buddhism]]
[[Category:Art and Architecture]]