He is known for walking through the streets chanting the ''nenbutsu'' and singing songs about Amida.
He is known for walking through the streets chanting the ''nenbutsu'' and singing songs about Amida.
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A famous sculpture of Kûya 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.
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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.