This brocade is of Dainichinyorai, used in the Shingon sect of Shin Buddhism. The Buddha Mahavairocana, the 'great illuminator', was the special form of the Enlightened One for the Shingon sect. This sect, whose name means 'true word', was founded in Japan by Kukai (774-835), better known under his posthumous title of Kobo-Daishi, 'propagator of the law'.
The item measures for a home obutsudan, 3.75 x 8.5 inches.
The item measures for a home obutsudan, 3.75 x 8.5 inches.