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*''Born: [[903]]''

*''Born: [[903]]''

*''Died: [[972]]''

*''Died: [[972]]''

He is known for walking through the streets chanting the ''nenbutsu'' and singing songs about Amida. He preached not only in the streets of [[Kyoto]] and the surrounding [[provinces]], but is said to have even made his way as far north as [[Tohoku|Tôhoku]] or [[Ezo]], where he preached to members of the [[Ainu]] community.<ref>[[Albert M. Craig]], ''The Heritage of Japanese Civilization'', Second Edition, Prentice Hall (2011), 53.</ref>

He is known for walking through the streets chanting the ''nenbutsu'' and singing songs about Amida. He preached not only in the streets of [[Kyoto]] and the surrounding [[provinces]], but is said to have even made his way as far north as [[Tohoku|Tôhoku]] or [[Ezo]], where he preached to members of the [[Ainu]] community.<ref>[[Albert M. Craig]], ''The Heritage of Japanese Civilization'', Second Edition, Prentice Hall (2011), 53.</ref>

A famous sculpture of Kûya, by Kôshô (c. 1230), depicts the monk carrying a staff topped by deer antlers, and with a series of tiny Buddhas emerging from his mouth, a representation of the ''nenbutsu'' being chanted and of its spiritual effect.

A famous sculpture of Kûya, by Kôshô (c. 1230), depicts the monk carrying a staff topped by deer antlers, and with a series of tiny Buddhas emerging from his mouth, a representation of the ''nenbutsu'' being chanted and of its spiritual effect. The sculpture, held at the [[Rokuharamitsu-ji]] in [[Kyoto]], was moved to a safer place outside the city during WWII; [[Lennox Tierney]] of the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program ("Monuments Men") division in Japan played some role in ensuring its safety following the war, and its return to the temple.<ref>Lindsay Whitehurst, "[http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57437734-78/tierney-japan-japanese-art.html.csp Utah professor was a real-life ‘Monuments Man’]," ''Salt Lake Tribune'', 2 Feb 2014.</ref>

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