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The Buddhist acolyte form of the name *Kuukai σC (774-835; see *Koubou Daishi O@εt), the founder of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism mikkyou §³. Chigo t refers to a young boy or Buddhist novice, and Daishi (Great Master) refers to Kuukai's posthumous name Koubou Daishi. Paintings of Kuukai as an acolyte typically show the young boy within a circle, kneeling in prayer on a lotus pedestal. He is dressed in court garb, a split-skirt hakama Ρ and *kosode ¬³ robe. His hair is long and parted in the center, and his girl-like face is marked by full lips. The image is thought to derive from Kuukai's account of a recurring dream during his childhood, recounted in his GOYUIGOU δβ, Kuukai's memories as recounted by a disciple, and in later narratives concerning his childhood in KONJAKU MONOGATARI ‘Μ¨κ (late 11c). The earliest extant paintings date from the 13c (Kousetsu α Museum, Hyougo prefecture and Daigoji ην, Kyoto), and the many later paintings of the subject follow the style of one of these two works. Because Kuukai was viewed as the first practitioner of homosexual behaviour in Japan and chigo often were idolized as homosexual lovers, the Chigo Daishi theme may carry homosexual implications . | ||||||
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