Yintuoluo

• Chinese/Japanese: 因陀羅 (Yīntuóluó / Indara)

Yintuoluo was a Chan monk from India who lived in China during the Yuan dynasty, and served as the abbot of a temple in Kaifeng. He is known for his paintings, in particular one of Hanshan and Shide, a National Treasure today held at the Tokyo National Museum.

The name Yintuoluo, or Indara in Japanese, also refers to the Hindu goddess Indra.

References

• "Han-shan and Shi-de," Tokyo National Museum Collections.
• Gallery labels, "Chinese Paintings from Japanese Collections," LACMA, May 10 2014.