“Komainu” Shibamata Taishakuten

Description

The Komainu in Shibamata Taishakuten 柴又帝釈天の二天門の狛犬 Shibamata Taishakuten (柴又帝釈天), whose formal name is Daikyoji (題経寺), is a Nichiren Buddhist temple located near Keisei Line Shibamata Station. Taishakuten is a Buddhist divinity which is equivalent to Hindi god Indra.Founded in 1629, this temple managed to avoid being destroyed in WWII and preserves a temple complex created before the war . address：https://goo.gl/maps/Bp33scXhgFfx8mAC9 --- [“Japanese sculpture” collection](http://skfb.ly/oosM9) →[3D scans of a masterpiece of Japanese art.](http://skfb.ly/oosM9) ---