Ruined during the Ōnin War in 1467, a wealthy merchant later restored Renge-ji on Ondo-yama (音戸山), employing the monk Tansho (但唱) to create 3m tall granite statues of the 5 Wisdom Buddhas.
By his death 6 years later in 1641 Tanshō had managed to complete 12 images in total.
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During a summer stay at Omuro Goshō (御室御所), Uda impulsively thought it would be cooling to see the nearby mountain covered in snow. He had men unravel white bolts of silk on the slopes to create the wintry effect.
The mountain was soon christened Mt. Kinukake (絹笠山).
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Ruined during the Ōnin War in 1467, a wealthy merchant later restored Renge-ji on Ondo-yama (音戸山), employing the monk Tansho (但唱) to create 3m tall granite statues of the 5 Wisdom Buddhas.
By his death 6 years later in 1641 Tanshō had managed to complete 12 images in total.
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