Mongaku Shonin in a Waterfall

19th century (?) (Edo-Meiji) L: 6 in. (15.3 cm) Citation Source image

The monk Mongaku (1139-1203; also known as Endô Moritô) is frequently depicted doing penance sitting under the Nachi waterfall. He almost froze to death under the waterfall, but was saved by Fudô Myô-ô. He became a monk after inadvertently killing his cousin rather than her hu...

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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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