This painting, which is largely based on the Golden Light of the Most Victorious Kings Sutra (Skt. Suvarṇaprabhāsaôttama-sūtra; Ch. Jin guangming zuisheng wang jin; J. Konkōmyō saishōō kyō), was produced for a Buddhist ceremony held at Kōfukuji Temple to pray for rain. There is an ink inscription at the uppermost portion left by the high-ranking monk Kyōkaku (1395–1473), the abbot of the Daijōin cloister at Kōfukuji Temple. It includes an account of the circumstances behind the mandala’s production.
 
KITAZAWA NatsukiEnglish by Mary Lewine 
Buddhist Art Paradise: Jewels of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2021.7, p.335, no.185.