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DiaporamaBuddhist Maxim on the Saving Power of Amida
401
93.0cm x 22.0cm
reisai gukyoku (1363 – 1452)
Explore the works of Reisai Gukyoku, a renowned Japanese Buddhist monk painter known for calligraphy & scroll painting. Discover his spiritual artworks.
Like adherents of the more popular Pure Land sects, Gukyoku Reisai, a prominent Zen monk, believed in the saving power of the Buddha Amida (Sanskrit: Amitābha). This couplet, written in Chinese cursive script, reads, from right column to left:For an utterly evil person,there is no other expedient means.Simply recite the name of [A]Midato achieve birth in Paradise.—Trans. John T. Carpenter
About this artwork
- Title: Buddhist Maxim on the Saving Power of Amida
- Artist: reisai gukyoku
- Year: 401
- Original dimensions: 93.0cm x 22.0cm
- Format: Tall
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Color palette: Earthy
- Perceived brightness: balanced
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