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Taiko Faith Hideo Kuroda pointed out that the overlapping crowns and caps are also found in Taishi Shotoku, suggesting that there may be a connection.Sachiko Takeda took this argument further . At that time, the character of Prince Shotoku was positioned as a Buddhist saint as the "head of Japanese Buddhism" . During the Kamakura period (1185-1333), the iconography of Prince Shotoku in his "Śrīmālādevī Siṃhanāda Sūtra Praise" (depicting Shotoku Taishi at the age of 45) became a standardized image of him wearing a sumac-dyed robe, kesa, crown and crown . According to Takeda's speculation, the crown was originally designed by a painter who did not know how to wear the crown to exaggerate the supreme virtue of the crowned prince . For example, the "Mandala of the Holy Emperor" in the Hōryū-ji collection depicts Prince Shotoku, Emperor Yōmei (the father of the Prince), and Emperor Shōmu (the reincarnation of the Prince). Shōmu (reincarnation of Emperor Shōmu), but only Prince Shotoku wears a crown on top of his crown, emphasizing his supreme superiority over the emperor. According to Takeda, this work may also have been painted with reference to the image of Prince Shotoku .Hyofuji Hiroki also agrees with Takeda's theory, saying that, considering the fact that Go-Daigo copied the "Shitennoji Enki" (The Origin of Shitennoji Temple), which is said to be in the handwriting of Prince Shotoku himself, from a calligraphic work in the collection of National Treasure (Japan), Shitennō-ji, it is certain that Go-Daigo believed in Prince Shotoku as an ideal king, superimposing himself on the "worldly and supreme Buddhist" Prince Shotoku.
Kamakura period crown Buddhism National Treasure (Japan) Hōryū-ji Emperor Prince Shotoku Śrīmālādevī Siṃhanāda Sūtra National Treasure Taishi Shotoku Emperor Yōmei Shitennō-ji Emperor Shōmu