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Welcoming Descent of Amida (Amida Raigō)

1300–1333
hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on silk

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

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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