The Punisher is about 1977.
Honzon , sometimes referred to as a Gohonzon -LRB- or -RRB- , is the enshrined main image or principal deity in Japanese Buddhism .. Japanese Buddhism. Japanese Buddhism. The buddha , bodhisattva , or mandala image is located in either a temple or a household butsudan .. buddha. buddhahood. bodhisattva. bodhisattva. mandala. mandala. butsudan. butsudan. The image can be either a statue or a small scroll and varies from sect to sect .. It can be a singular image or a group of images ; the honzon in the main -LRB- hondou -RRB- or treasure -LRB- kondou -RRB- hall of the temple can be for that particular hall or the entire temple complex .. Sometimes honzon is the central image -LRB- chuuson -RRB- of a cluster of three -LRB- sanzonbutu -RRB- or five -LRB- goson -RRB- images .. The physical creation of an icon is followed by a ceremony of consecration -LRB- ` opening the eyes ' or ` dotting the eyes ' -RRB- .. It is believed this transforms the honzon into a ` vessel ' of the deity which in its own right has power .