Unused Nichiren Shu Buddhist altar hanging scroll, 30s size, Great Mandala Gohonzon, Kishimojin (Goddess of Children), Daikokuten (God of Wealth), Buddhist robe and kesa (monastic vestment)

Unused Nichiren Shu Buddhist Altar Hanging Scroll.

Although unused, this item has been stored, so it is listed as Near Mint Condition.

Nichiren Shu is a sect founded by Saint Nichiren during the Kamakura period.
It is based on the Lotus Sutra (Myoho Renge Kyo) taught by Shakyamuni Buddha, and Saint Nichiren taught that the merits of the Lotus Sutra are concentrated in the mantra Nam Myoho Renge Kyo.

Daimandara
A principal image used in various Nichiren Shu sects, featuring the names of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, disciples of Buddha, learned monks of the Tendai sect, and Indian, Chinese, and Japanese deities inscribed in Kanji and Sanskrit around the central mantra. Also known as Daimandara Gohonzon. A type of Hokke Mandara that visually represents the world of the Lotus Sutra through diagrams and inscribed names.

Kishimojin
(Translation of Sanskrit Hārītī. Phonetic transliteration: Karitei) A goddess. She had a thousand children but ate the children of others. Buddha hid her most beloved child to enlighten her, after which she converted and became the goddess of childbirth and childcare. She is depicted as a celestial maiden holding a pomegranate and cradling a child.

Daikokuten
A guardian deity of Buddhism. Originally a Hindu deity, considered an emanation of Ishana in Esoteric Buddhism. Sanskrit for Mahakala. In Japanese folk belief, she is merged with Okuninushi-no-Mikoto and is one of the Seven Lucky Gods, depicted wearing a hood, carrying a sack on her back, and holding a lucky mallet.

Size
30-dai (a common size designation for Buddhist scrolls)
25.6 cm x 10.8 cm (top)
12.9 cm (bottom roller)

Stains are present on the back of all three scrolls, including the upper right of the Kishimojin scroll.
See images 7, 9, 10, 11.

Although originally intended for Buddhist altars,
it is also suitable for keeping close as a personal protective deity (Jibutsu)
or for carrying with you for devotion.

She was a nun who,
facing west, would set up her personal protective deity
and perform her devotions.

(She was a nun who, in a room facing west, would place her personal protective deity and perform her devotions.)
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Buddhism
Shakyamuni Buddha, Amida Buddha, Dainichi Buddha
Jizo Bodhisattva, Kannon Bodhisattva, Fudo Myo-o
Pure Land Sutras, Dainichi Sutras, Lotus Sutras
Maitreya Sutras, Sutras for National Protection
Monk, Buddhist Robes, Kasaya, Samue (work robe)
Alms Bowl, Prayer Beads, Fan
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Jōdo School, Hōnen
Rinzai School, Eisai
Jōdo Shinshū, Shinran
Sōtō School, Dōgen
Nichiren Shu, Nichiren
Ji School, Ippen
ōbaku School, Ingen