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The Twelve Fires

Fire Gets a Face

Translated from the Chinese original by the AI Guanyin Volunteer. Scripture and classical text in 「」 is kept in the original.

Homa · Reading the Look of Fire

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Six flames, each with a different shape, color, and expression. What does each one remind you of?

Illustrative line drawing.

Photos and sources

Sutra LibraryKa-ten (Agni)Kyoto National Museum collection, late Heian period, 12th century; via Cultural JapanOpen license CC BY 4.0, free to useThe Vedic fire god Agni became Ka-ten in Japanese esoteric Buddhism; at the start of a homa, he is first invited into the hearth.View original and source ↗

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