What is the statue Hyakkimaru prays to?


Hyakkimaru's mother prays to a statue without a head. What is this statue
without a head?

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The statue that Hyakkimaru's mother prays to is Goddess of Mercy. The Goddess
of Mercy statue had a head before Hyakkimaru was born.

**"The Goddess of Mercy statue sacrificed its own head at Hyakkimaru's birth
so the child would not lose his head in his father's bargain with the
demons."** , (Reference - Notes,
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dororo_(2019_TV_series))

For more summarized details about the episodes you can refer to following link
: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dororo_(2019_TV_series)




The statue that Hyakkimaru's mother prays to is Goddess of Mercy. The Goddess
of Mercy statue had a head before Hyakkimaru was born.

**"The Goddess of Mercy statue sacrificed its own head at Hyakkimaru's birth
so the child would not lose his head in his father's bargain with the
demons."** , (Reference - Notes,
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dororo_(2019_TV_series))

For more summarized details about the episodes you can refer to following link
: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dororo_(2019_TV_series)

