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*Mandara ΦδΆ (mandala) of the Sutra for Praying for Rain. A variety of specific mandala *besson mandara ΚΈΦδΆ , based on the DAIUNGYOU KIU DANPOU ε_oFJd@, a text used in rituals to pray for rain and related to the DAIUNRIN SHOUUGYOU ε_ΦΏJo (Sk:Makhamegha Sutra), also abbreviated to SHOUUGYOU, whence the name shouugyou mandara. Also known as the shouuhou mandara ΏJ@ΦδΆ (mandala of the Ritual for Praying for Rain). In this mandala *Shaka ίή, displaying the *tenbourin-in ]@Φσ, is depicted seated inside or in front of a central pavilion representing the palace of the sea dragon king; he is flanked to the right by *Kannon ΟΉ and to the left by Kongoushu ΰθ (Sk:Vajrapani), while in the foreground are three dragon kings. Shaka, Kannon (or Rengeshu @Ψθ; Sk: Padmapani) and Kongoushu form a typical triad dating back to the Buddhist art of Mathura in India, and they later evolved into the three divisions or 'families' known as the Buddha family butsu-bu §, Lotus family renge-bu @Ψ and Adamantine family kongou-bu ΰ. This mandala lacks the geometrical features that mark later types, and the small-scale depiction of deities centered on a triad as part of a landscape. May be considered to approximate to the original format of the mandala. Typical examples of tthe shouugyou mandara are a line drawing *hakubyou ` preserved at Touji in Kyoto and that in the *KAKUZENSHOU oT΄, a ritual compendium, but there are minor differences in the disposition of the deities. There are also some rare examples of a shouuhou shiki mandara ΏJ@~ΦδΆ in which the triad centered on Shaka is omitted and only the dragon kings are depicted . | ||||||
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