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A pestle with a single sharp blade at each end, found as an attribute *jimotsu ¨ of Buddhist guardian figures, and a symbolic item in Esoteric Buddhism *mikkyou hougu §³@ο. Similar pestles have three, five or nine prongs at each end, and are collectively known as *kongousho ΰn. They represent the indestructible nature of Buddhist law, and the power to defeat evil. A good example of a figure holding a tokkosho is the *Shukongoushin ·ΰ_ (mid-8c) in Toudaiji Sangatsudou εO° (also known as *Hokkedou @Ψ°), Nara. |
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*sankosho OΨn, *gokosho άΨn | ||||||
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