- Figure 16. Hanging scroll portrait of “Four Buddhist Saints,” Eiwa version (Shishō gyoei, Eiwa bon 四聖御影, 永和本), dated 1377: Emperor Shōmu at center, with Bodhisena (The Brahman Abbot), Gyōki, and Rōben—the key figures in the founding of Tōdaiji. National Treasure; previously held by Mikenji, near Nara; now property of Tōdaiji; courtesy of Nara National Museum.
"Four Buddhist Saints" (Shishō gyoei)
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