Disambiguations
Comparison tables for closely-related figures, works, and concepts — four to ten variants per page, each row carrying the attribute set that distinguishes that variant from its neighbours.
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mikkyō 6 variants The Five Wisdom Kings: disambiguating Fudō, Gōzanze, Gundari, Daiitoku, Kongō-yasha (and Aizen)
Fudō, Gōzanze, Gundari, Daiitoku, Kongō-yasha — and the related Aizen — read against named Met, Cleveland, and Smithsonian holdings. Iconographic markers per figure.
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kannon 7 variants The Six Kannon: disambiguating the seven Esoteric variants
Shō, Senju, Jūichimen, Bato, Nyoirin, Fukūkenjaku, and Juntei Kannon side by side: principal form, attributes, mudras, and canonical realm assignment.
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pure-land 8 variants The Twenty-Five Attendant Bodhisattvas: disambiguating the rapid-descent musicians
The Nijūgo Bosatsu accompany Amida in the rapid-descent. This table disambiguates the principal figures by carried attribute, often a musical instrument.