Raijin Sanjusangendo Temple Kyoto Japan Japгіn Buddha Buddhism Raijin raijin. Raijin’s status as a protective god can be seen literally in his most famous image at the buddhist sanjusangendo temple in kyoto. the lacquered wooden statues of the thunder god and his brother fujin, the god of wind, are the temple’s protectors and are listed among japan’s greatest national treasures. his brother and other companions.
Japanese Traditions Raijin The Thunder God His enormous statue protects one side of the gateway into the shrine and his brother fujin’s statue protects the other. these statues are considered national treasures, which tells you just how much raijin means to the people of japan. raijin has been portrayed as a trickster, a demon like figure, and a protector. Two famous statues of raijin and fujin are among all the others in the group of 28 statues of guardian deities surrounding one thousand life size statues of the thousand armed kannon at the old (dated to 1164) and prominent buddhist temple sanjusangen do located in kyoto, japan. Raijin mythopedia raijin. Wooden statue of raijin found in the shingon mission of hawaii. photo by d100763 under creative commons license. most of the time, he’s depicted with only three fingers on each hand. each of the fingers representing the past, the present and the future. he often has red skin, which highlights his demonic character.
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