The Descent of the Buddha Amida (Sk. Amitābha) and Twenty-Five Bodhisattvas

Color on silk
H: 107.9cm, W: 57.0cm, Mounting H: 207.6cm, Mounting W: 75.5cm
Muromachi period　16th century

The Descent of the Buddha Amida (Sk. Amitābha) and Twenty-Five Bodhisattvas
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In this work, the buddha Amida and twenty-five bodhisattvas descend to meet a dying believer who will soon be reborn in the Western Paradise, the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. The painting’s iconography is attributed to the monk Genshin (942–1017), an influential figure in the rise of Pure Land Buddhism during the Heian period (794–1185). 
Object label 

Accession Number 1524-0
Category Paintings

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