Japan: Bodhisattva Fudo Myoo Fighting the Passions. Edo Period (1603-1868).

Fudo Myoo is a boddhisattva – a popular deity in Japanese Buddhism – who is always represented with a fearsome face appearing in a wreath of flames. This symbolizes the huge effort humans have to make for battling passions and worldly desires. The combination with letters in Indian Sanskrit is most unusual. Print by an unknown artist.

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