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Kyoto: Tiger scroll, Diotokoji

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Morgan, Kenneth W.
Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham

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This scroll, part of the collection of ancient art treasures at Diotokoji, a Zen temple in Kyoto, is a Chinese type painting of an imaginary tiger - to be used as an object of meditation for those who would acquire such fierce characteristics. It was this type of meditation which was used as a basis for Bushido, the discipline for training warriors.

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This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.

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