Japanese Characters for Sugimotodera

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One of Sugimotodera's claims to fame are it's two Deva King guardian statues (this one and his partner) that flank the entrance. They were reportedly carved by Unkei and Kaikei, the artists responsible for the magnificent Deva Kings outside Nara's Todaiji Temple.



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