Ruined during the Ōnin War in 1467, a wealthy merchant later restored Renge-ji on Ondo-yama (音戸山), employing the monk Tansho (但唱) to create 3m tall granite statues of the 5 Wisdom Buddhas.
By his death 6 years later in 1641 Tanshō had managed to complete 12 images in total.
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Small snow covered bridge leading to Benten-jima (a small island on Ryoan-ji's pond).
Kyoyochi, Ryoan-ji pond, in the snow.
Winter wonderland...the snowy steps leading down from the abbot's quarters at Ryoan-ji.
Ryoan-ji's dry landscape garden covered in snow.
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