The Sacred Cave of Mt.Tateyama Religion, Japan

Mt. Tateyama is one of the 3 sacred mountains in Japan. The ledend says the mountain was opened for people for Buddhist worship. In 701, Saeki Ariyori, son of the govener, hit a bear with an arrow. He followed the bleeding bear deep into the moutain. In the cave, he saw Amitabha Buddha with the arrow stuck in her chest. The bear was the Buddha! Ariyori was manifested to make Mt. Tateyama as a base for spiritural training. Ariyosi is depicted as armored Samurai, but a liitle failed. Looks good from back.