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The Man Behind the Legend: Prince Shotoku

Posted on May 12, 2019August 1, 2019 by Chris Kincaid

Prince Shotoku stand out in Japanese history. During his lifetime, he was even seen as a Bodhisattva, a Buddhist saint, and he was eventually deified in a cult that flourished during the Heian period. Ironically, if Prince Shotoku had lived in China, he would’ve been a normal nobleman for the period. He wouldn’t have stood…

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