Fugen Enmei (Vajrāmoghasamayasattva)

普賢延命像

At a glance — Painting · Kamakura period, 13th century · held by Nara National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category: Paintings
Period: Kamakura period, 13th century
Date: 1201–1300
Dimensions: H 91.3 (upper 12.4 added later), W 41.9
Held by: Nara National Museum
Location: Nara Park, Nara
Catalogue ID: cobas-15880

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Fugen (Skt. Samantabhadra) appears in its “Life-Extending” form when the bodhisattva rides on a white elephant with three heads, a magical elephant standing on a Treasure Wheel that is itself supported by dozens more white elephants. Fugen was worshiped in this form within the Tendai Buddhist context; the painting comes from Shōren’in in Kyoto, a famous Tendai temple. It is the object of prayers for longevity.

— Museum description: Nara National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財), Government of Japan
Catalogue ID: cobas-15880 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-15880
Holder's collection: ColBase — Nara National Museum
Photograph: Nara National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence

Cite this page: “Fugen Enmei (Vajrāmoghasamayasattva)（普賢延命像）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-15880. Nara National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/fugen-enmei-vajr-moghasamayasattva/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.

Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)

Category: Paintings, sketches, and prints:Japan:Buddhist paintings
Genre: Paintings
Material: Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk
Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
Size: H 91.3 (upper 12.4 added later), W 41.9
員数: １幅
品質形状: 絹本著色掛幅一幅一鋪
分類: 絵画
種別: 絵画:日本:仏画
法量: 縦91.3（上12.4補絹）横41.9

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