In the middle of the Heian period,about 1200 years ago,the revengeful ghost appears in the temple on the Mount-Hiei. He was the former minister MICHIZANE which was relegated by the plot of his political enemies and died at the distant place.To the high priest, he requests to stop the sooth-Homa-pray against him, but the priest rejects. Suddenly, he flies into a fury to belch out blaze from his mouth. The priest folds a mudra and chants the tantra-mantra VAM, then the blaze is put out and the ghost vanishes.. Tenzin (Revenge of Michizane)

Photographic Print Black and White

Mask of Tenzin

In the middle of the Heian period (about 1200 years ago),

the revengeful ghost appears in the temple on the Mount-Hiei.

He was the former minister MICHIZANE which was relegated by the plot of his political enemies and

died at the distant place. To the high priest, he requests to stop the sooth-Homa-pray against him,

but the priest rejects. Suddenly, he flies into a fury to belch out blaze from his mouth.

The priest folds a mudra and chants the tantra-mantra "VAM",

then the blaze is put out and the ghost vanishes ...

Photographs and Sentences (C) All Rights Reserved Masato SHIGEZAWA 1994-2006

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