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Buddha of Infinite Life and Light (Amida Nyorai)
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This ornate Buddha Amida stands in a posture of welcome, greeting the dying who will accompany him back to his Pure Land. Documents inserted into the sculpture’s hollow core around the time of its creation include a copy of the sacred text <em>Amida Sutra</em>, a register of donors who desired to be joined together in generating karmic merit (<em>kechien</em>) through the creation and dedication of the sculpture, and a record asserting that the image was completed over the course of 33 days in 1269 at Shitennōji Temple in Osaka.
| Artist / Maker | Kōshun |
|---|---|
| Date | 1269 |
| Culture / Origin | Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333) |
| Medium | Cypress with lacquer, color, gold, cut gold, rock-crystal inlaid eyes, and quartz |
| Dimensions | Overall: 94.6 cm (37 1/4 in.) |
| Department | Japanese Art |
| Type | Sculpture |
About the Artist
Kōshun (Japanese, active mid-1200s) Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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