Cleveland Museum of Art

Embroidered Welcoming Descent of Amida Triad

Date

1400s

Medium

Hanging scroll; silk and human hair embroidery

Culture

Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

Department

Japanese Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Buddha Amida arrives here to welcome a person to his Pure Land at the moment of death. A monk, a woman, and a child sit with their hands in prayer, and a beam of light emanating from Amida extends toward them. The inscription at the top indicates that the compassion of Amida Buddha always flows impartially to all those who recite his name, a quote from the Contemplation Sutra . The Contemplation Sutra is a sacred Buddhist text often used in Pure Land Buddhism.

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