Cleveland Museum of Art
Welcoming Descent of Amida (Amida Raigō)
- Date
- 1300–1333
- Medium
- hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on silk
- Culture
- Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)
- Department
- Japanese Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
In the Pure Land school of Buddhism, Amida Buddha is the focus of worship. Pictured here is the raigō , or the moment when Amida descends with his retinue to welcome a dying person into his Pure Land, called the Western Paradise. Once there, a person can concentrate on becoming enlightened. Images like this one could be placed before a person on their deathbed to help them stay faithful and motivated to attain birth in the Pure Land.
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