A Busshi (仏師) is a Japanese sculptor specializing in Buddha statues. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Buddharūpa (बुद्धरूप literally 'Form of the Awakened One' is the Sanskrit and Pali term used in Buddhism for statues or models of the
List of Busshi
Tori Busshi (止利仏師 was a Japanese sculptor active in the late 6th and early 7th century Jōchō (定朝 d 1057 also known as Jōchō Busshi, was a Japanese sculptor of the Heian period. Unkei (運慶 1151 – 1223 was a Japanese sculptor of the Kei school, which flourished in the Kamakura period. Kaikei (快慶 was a Japanese Busshi (sculptor of Buddha statue) of Kamakura period, known alongside Unkei. (1632–1695 was a Japanese Buddhist monk and sculptor during the early Edo period.
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