Maki Odo Temple

The treasure hall at Maki Odo shelters three wooden Buddhist statues designated National Treasures, all thought to date from the Heian period. The centerpiece is a 216-centimeter Amida Nyorai carved from Japanese cypress, with faint traces of original gold leaf visible against a black lacquered base. To the right stands one of Japan's largest wooden Fudo Myo-o statues, over 250 centimeters tall, holding a sword that symbolizes the cutting through of ignorance. To the left, Daiitoku Myo-o rides a lifelike water buffalo. All three are part of the Five Great Wisdom Kings of Esoteric Buddhism. No definitive record exists of where or when these statues were made.