300 Buddhism / Shinto art collections gathered, the largest exhibition in Shiga prefecture

If there are many shrines and temples, there are many people who think of Kyoto first and then Nara. Indeed, in Kyoto you can find temples and shrines a bit when walking a little, and it is difficult to enumerate if general public places are also combined.

However, from the viewpoint of religious art Omiya, or Shiga prefecture, is also quite good.

Currently, there is an unprecedented level event "God Buddha's Omi Exhibition" that brings together over 300 items of Buddhist art and Shinto art in Shiga Prefecture.

Omi Exhibition
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This exhibition will be held at ShigarakiMIHO MUSEUM, Seta in Otsu CityShiga Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, Otsu-shi tomorrow'sOtsu City History MuseumThree museums, namely, museums that work together.

The theme of MIHO MUSEUM is "Road to Tendai Buddhism". In the exhibition centered on Buddhist images, Buddhist paintings and god images that are transmitted to Omi, "With the expansion and deepening together with Mahayana Buddhism, the progress of the Buddhist world leading to the bilateral mandalas, and Omi, brought about a tremendous influence on the religious world in Japan An overview of the way to reach the establishment of Tendai Buddhism by Saori, Kuni, Yuniko ".


The theme of Shiga Prefectural Museum of Modern Art is "The country of prayer, Buddha statue of Omi - from ancient times to medieval times". As in the theme, the Buddha statue was displayed, "In the era when the society changes from the Heian period to the Kamakura and Muromachi period, the transition of Buddhist shapes centered on the Buddha statue of Omi, and the community that supported it The concrete phase of connection with "can be seen.


The theme of Otsu City History Museum is "The god of Hiyoshi and the festival". The gods of Hiyoshi, the guardian deity of Enryakuji temple, are often used as a motif of art work. Therefore, at this venue "We introduce the history of prayers people exhibited to the Hiyoshi gods by exhibiting works related to the Sanno Festival and numerous Shinto arts related to Hiyoshi."


Of course, such a joint exhibition was held, it is hard to collect art items from here and there. In Ustream, "God Buddha has Omi TV", it tells you how it is until the event is held.

Ustream.tv: User shinbutsu_ohmi: God Buddha There are Omi TV (1st), Shinto Buddha Omi (1st). Education


Also, in the TV on the 2nd God Buddha, Kansai 's Buddha - loving press gathers and we are doing "talks" about the God Buddha that comes out this time.

Ustream.tv: User shinbutsu_ohmi: God Buddha There is Omi TV (2nd), Shinto Buddha Omi TV (2nd). Education


The Shinkansen Museum of Modern Art is open already, the Otsu City Museum of History till November 23, MIHO MUSEUM until December 11, the end date is It is different. People who are planning to visit next will need to check the Twitter official account etc and check where they want to see.

Omi Exhibition Executive Committee (shinbutsu_ohmi) is using Twitter