Rokuharamitsuji. See how colourful Japanese temples used to be before all the wabi-sabi? Finally got to see the Kūya statue. He’s said to have introduced the nenbutsu to Japan. The figures coming out his mouth represent the syllables NA-MO-A-MI-DA-BUTSU #kyoto #Japan #Buddhism

Colourful eaves of a Japanese temple Statue of Kuya standing with his drum. A wire protrudes from his mouth with 6 little Amida Bodhisatvas attached Close up of Kuya statue's head where you can clearly see the wire protruding from his mouth with 6 little Amida Bodhisatvas standing up