“Sandalwood Images” in Japanese Buddhist Sculpture of the 8th to 14th Centuries
Christian Boehm

The true meaning of vyuha is the dynamic materialisation of “abstract emptiness” or the sacred through an infinite variety of beautiful shapes and colours, which means that all things in existence no matter how insignificant are vyuha and adorn the world with their presence.

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See also the related book publication by the author, The Concept of Danzo: ‘Sandalwood Images’ in Japanese Buddhist Sculpture of the 8th to 14th Centuries. Saffron Books, 2012.