Depictions of the Buddha Amida
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The Buddha Amida and Two Attendants, Asuka period, 7th century (Important Cultural Property)
UpcomingJapanese Gallery (Honkan) Room T1
May 21, 2024 (Tue) - July 7, 2024 (Sun)The Buddha Amida is known as the Buddha of the Pure Land, which is a Buddhist paradise similar to heaven. People worshipped Amida because they wished to be reborn in the Pure Land, away from the suffering of this world.
Many hoped that Amida would descend from the heavens and take them to the Pure Land at the moment of their death. This moment was depicted in numerous paintings and sculptures. This exhibition presents sculptures depicting the Buddha Amida while exploring Amida worship in Japan, which developed from the 600s to the 1300s.
| Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
CMT | ||
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | The Buddha Amida and Two Attendants | Asuka period, 7th century | N-144 | |||
| Highlight | Painting on Wall Number 6 of the Kondō Hall of Hōryūji Temple (Copy) | By Sakurai Kōun (1840–1902), Original: Hōryūji Temple, Nara | Meiji era, 1884; original: Asuka period, 7–8th century | A-1470-6 | |||
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | "Gyōdō" Mask: Bodhisattva | By Kaikei (?-1227) | Kamakura period, 1201 | Lent by Jōdoji Temple, Hyogo | ||
| Highlight | The Buddha Amida | Kamakura period, 13th century | C-19 | ||||
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | The Buddha Amida | By Eisen (born 1239) | Kamakura period, 1259 | Gift of Mr. Yasuda Zenjirō, C-508 |