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The Religions of Japan, from the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji

Note 35 — NOTES, AUTHORITIES, AND ILLUSTRATIONS

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Vairokana is the first or chief of the five personifications of Wisdom, and in Japan the idol is especially noticeable in the temples of the Tendai sect.—"The Action of Vairokana, or the great doctrine of the highest vehicle of the secret union," etc., B.N., p. 75.

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