Lamhfada · @Lamhfada
1457 followers · 4868 posts · Server mastodon.ieGotokuji Temple: Tokyo's Maneki Neko 'Lucky Cat' Temple
I was familar with the Maneki Neko cat figurines but I didn't realise they are representations of a cat that was deified as "Fortune Inviting Kannon"
The line between a God and Bodhisattva seems to be a very fluid one.
https://livejapan.com/en/in-tokyo/in-pref-tokyo/in-shimokitazawa/article-a0001417/
#Caturday #ManekiNeko #Kannon #God #Goddess #Buddhism #Polytheism #Japan
#caturday #manekineko #kannon #god #goddess #buddhism #polytheism #japan
Ed van der Elsken · @EdvdElsken
148 followers · 496 posts · Server mastodon.ozioso.online
Beeld van de godin #Kannon en beeld van #Boeddha in een tempel, #Japan, #EdvanderElsken, 1959 - 1960
#fotografie #photography #EdVanDerElsken
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/RP-F-2019-298-18-160
#kannon #boeddha #japan #edvanderelsken #fotografie #photography
