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Once Yakushi or Bhaisajyaguru was the principal deity of the Horyu-ji temple. Probably from the 11th century A.D. the Saka Trinity or Sakyamuni Triad became the main figure of

100 . the temple. Seated image of Staka or Sakyamuni is made of bronze and the height of the image is 86.5 c.m., whereas its accessory figures, the two Bodhisattvas are a bit higher and the height of each of them is 90.9 c.m. The great sculptor Tori constructed these images in 623 A.D. The image of Yakusi Nyorai was constructed in 607 A.D. and it is seated crosslegged in Padmasana attitude. From the stylistic point of view there are similarities between these two sculptures of Sakyamuni and Bhaisajyaguru, The subjects chosen by the sculptors of the Nara period belong mainly to three categories. In the first category there are the images of Nyorai or Buddha figures. In some of the Nara sculptures the style of the Gupta period of India is very prominent. The images of the early Nara period bear resembles with almost all the features of the Gupta period images. The figure of Yakushi Nyorai or Buddha Bhai sajyaguru illustrated here (Pl.XI, Fig. 1 ) belongs to the early Heian period. The figure is coloured. It is made of wood. The lotus pod on which the figure stands is also made of wood and is chiselled from a single block of wood. The height of the figure is 164.8 c.m. and it has a bulky appearance. It exhibits abaya-mudra in his right hand. He holds a medicine pot in the left hand. This medicine pot

101 is a common attribute of Yakushi Nyorai or Healer Buddha Bhaisajyaguru. He is generally regarded as the healer of all spiritual diseases or such psychological ailments that hinder the progress of the worshippers to the paths of spiritual achievements. The whole composition of the body and linear arrangement of the drapery are very well proportioned. elogated ear-ring and the crown of the deity is quite artistic. As usual in the case of the Buddha images, the hairs are depicted in the Rahotsu or Snail-shell pattern.