Two portraits of Ryogen (912-985) with the Mantra Cintamani-cakra "OM VARADA PADME HUM / OM PADMA CINTAMANI DŻWALA HUM". Ryogen is generally known by the names of Gansan Daishi (left) or Tsuno Daishi (right). The figure of Tsuno Daishi (horned great master) is said to be a portrait of him subjugating vengeful ghosts.
Scanned from "Tenmei Kaisei Gansan Daishi Omikuji E Shō" (An illustrated handbook of Gansan Daishi's Omikuji. Tenmei revised version), published by Kiemon Tsuruya, Senkakudō, Tokiwabashi,Edo.
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Two portraits of Ryogen with the Mantra Cintamani-cakra "OM VARADA PADME HUM / OM PADMA CINTAMANI DŻWALA HUM". He is known generally by the names Gansan Daishi (left) or Tsuno Daishi (right). Tsuno Daishi (“horned" great master ) is a fi
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