On "Daxiong Baodian (大雄宝殿)

Buddhist temples of Mainland China，main hall is called "Daxiong Baodian (大雄宝殿)". But in Japan called "Butsu-den (仏殿)" or "Hong-den (本殿)", in Korea called "Dae wung jeon (大雄殿)". According to my understanding, "Daxiong Baodian" began to be used from the time of the Ming Dynasty. Reference to some cases, I consider name of main halls of Buddhist temples.東アジアの思想と構造文部科学省グローバルCOEプログラム 関西大学文化交渉学教育研究拠

Two eyed Erlangshen

Well known as three eyed God Erlangshen 二郎神, but who had only two eyes in Ming dynasty. There are no portrait of threee yed Erlangshen in Fengshen Bang 封神榜 and Xiyouji 西遊記. Perhaps this effect from another three eyes of God Huaguang 華光. And briefing of the Erwangmiao 二王廟 in Dujiangyan Sichuan．文部科学省グローバルCOEプログラム 関西大学文化交渉学教育研究拠点東アジアの思想と構

On the relationship between Twenty-four devas and Twenty-eight attendants

There are famous statues in Kyoto Rengeou・yin蓮華王院(Sanjusangendo三十三間堂) called Twenty-eight attendants二十八部衆.And there are Twenty-four devas　二十四諸天in many big Chinese Buddhist temples. This report compare these statues　and analyze the relationship between Twenty-four devas and Twenty-eight attendants

On the Transformation of Huaguang Dadi (華光大帝)

I would like to investigate the character and the origin of Huaguang (華光), and considered some gods as Wutong (五通) Wuxian (五顕) Ucchusma (烏枢沙摩) influence on Huaguang from the viewpoint of cultural interaction. And research the relationship between the Huaguang and fire gods belief