Word: hachiman
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...contrast to such savage moments, the exhibition as a whole reflected the Oriental ideal of calm delight, nowhere better shown than in the 32½-in.-high wooden sculpture of Hachiman. the Shinto god of war, who was incorporated into the peaceful Buddhist pantheon. Unlike his Shinto predecessor, the Buddhist Hachiman as carved by Koshun in 1328 was a peaceful and humble priest. "Even if I should have to drink molten copper," he once exclaimed. "I would not accept offerings from those whose hearts are tainted!" Koshun's image of him is clearly an offering from an untainted heart...