Prince Shōtoku
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Prince Shōtoku, also known as Prince Umayado or Prince Kamitsumiya, was a semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko. He was the son of Emperor
Prince Shōtoku depicted in the Kamakura period
Shōtoku as a Buddhist pilgrim at the age of fourteen. Colors on silk. Muromachi Period, 14th century.
Ukiyo-e by Yoshitoshi depicting Prince Shōtoku slaying Mononobe no Moriya for heresy against Buddhism
Section of the Commentary on Lotus Sutra, said to be written in Shōtoku's hand
Princess Hashihito no Anahobe, also known as Empress Taiza, was a member of the Japanese imperial family in the Asuka period. She was the empress consort through her marriage to Emperor Yōmei.
Prince Shōtoku
…a semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko. He was the son of Emperor Yōmei and his consort, Princess Hashihito no Anahobe, who was also Yōmei's younger half-sister. But later, he was adopted by Prince Shōtoken. His parents were relatives of the ruling Soga clan and also…
Statue of Empress Taiza and her son, Prince Shōtoku
Chūgū-ji temple