Scene from the Sutra of Visualization on the Buddha of Measureless Life (Kanmuryōjukyō), (J. Kangyō Jobungi Zu)

Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk
H 60.0, W 32.9
Kamakura period　13th century

Scene from the Sutra of Visualization on the Buddha of Measureless Life (<i>Kanmuryōjukyō</i>), (J. <i>Kangyō Jobungi Zu</i>)
  • D034755
Scene from the Sutra of Visualization on the Buddha of Measureless Life (<i>Kanmuryōjukyō</i>), (J. <i>Kangyō Jobungi Zu</i>)_0
  • D034755
  • 2003/03/04
Scene from the Sutra of Visualization on the Buddha of Measureless Life (<i>Kanmuryōjukyō</i>), (J. <i>Kangyō Jobungi Zu</i>)_1
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Scene from the Sutra of Visualization on the Buddha of Measureless Life (<i>Kanmuryōjukyō</i>), (J. <i>Kangyō Jobungi Zu</i>)_2
  • A203012
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Scene from the Sutra of Visualization on the Buddha of Measureless Life (<i>Kanmuryōjukyō</i>), (J. <i>Kangyō Jobungi Zu</i>)_3
  • A203014
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Scene from the Sutra of Visualization on the Buddha of Measureless Life (<i>Kanmuryōjukyō</i>), (J. <i>Kangyō Jobungi Zu</i>)_4
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This painting shows a story in the Jobungi sectionof the Kanmuryōjukyō (Sutra of the Meditation on the Buddha of Immeasurable Life). In this story, at the request of the tragic figure Idaike bunin, Shaka(Skt. Sakyāmuni), located at the lower left, makes the Pure Land of Amida (Skt. Amitābha) appear. The Taima mandara also appears in the scene in the upper left.  
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Accession Number 1198-0
Category Paintings
Bibliography Yearning for the Pure Land Paradise : The Faith and History of Taimadera Temple : Special Exhibition 1250th Anniversary of the Weaving of the Taima Mandara. Nara National Museum, 2013, 349p. (Japanese) Women and Buddhism. Nara National Museum, 2003, 263,xviip. (Japanese) Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of the Nara National Museum: Buddhist Painting. Nara National Museum, 2002, 169p. (Japanese)

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