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Depictions of the Buddha Amida

  • Image of "The Buddha Amida and Two Attendants, Asuka period, 7th century (Important Cultural Property)"

    The Buddha Amida and Two Attendants, Asuka period, 7th century (Important Cultural Property)

    Upcoming

    Japanese 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.

    List of Exhibits

Major works in this exhibition

* Works listed below are in the TNM Collection unless otherwise indicated.

The Buddha Amida and Two Attendants, Asuka period, 7th century (Important Cultural Property)

Painting on Wall Number 6 of the Kondō Hall of Hōryūji Temple (Copy), By Sakurai Kōun, Original: Hōryūji Temple, Nara, Meiji era, 1884; original: Asuka period, 7–8th century

Gyōdō Mask: Bodhisattva, By Kaikei, Kamakura period, 1201 (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Jōdoji Temple, Hyogo)

The Buddha Amida, Kamakura period, 13th century

The Buddha Amida, By Eisen, Kamakura period, 1259 (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Mr. Yasuda Zenjirō)

Exhibitions