Amida (Skt. Amitābha) is at the center of the procession that has appeared in this world to escort the recently deceased to the Pure Land (Gokuraku Jōdo). There is a palace at thet top of the composition, and countless small transformation buddhas (kebutsu) surround the procession in this scene of the Amida’s welcoming descent (raigō), the loftiest kind described in the Sutra of Infinite Life (Skt. Amitāyurdhyāna-sūtra; Ch. Guan wu liang shou jing; J. Kanmuryōju kyō).
KITAZAWA NatsukiEnglish by Mary Lewine
Buddhist Art Paradise: Jewels of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2021.7, p.338, no.151.
Nara Prefectural Designated Cultural Property
Amida Shōju Raigōzu
Color on silk
H 123.1 W 84.0, Mounting: H 208.7 W 101.2
Kamakura period 13th century-14th century
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