Bronze Statue of Kobodaishi Shugyozou and Prayer Wheel at Shitennoji Temple, Osaka, Japan.

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Kobodaishi Shugyozou is sometimes simple referred to as "Kukai" he was a monk, scholar, poet, artist, and founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism in Japan. In front of the statue is a stone prayer wheel Rinneto. This wheel represents the cycle of life and rebirth - reincarnation.

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Size: 5690px × 3793px
Location: Japan, ?543-0051 Osaka-fu, Osaka-shi, Tennoji-ku, Shitennoji, 1 Chome-11, ????
Photo credit: © GLC Pix / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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