Sujet
Buddha of Infinite Life and Light (Amida Nyorai), 1269. Creator: Koshun (Japanese); Koshin (Japanese), assistant ; Joshun (Japanese), assistant.
Légende
Buddha of Infinite Life and Light (Amida Nyorai), 1269. 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 Amida Sutra, a register of donors who desired to be joined together in generating karmic merit (kechien) 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 Shitennoji Temple in Osaka. The lead sculptor was Koshun, who had been granted the lofty title "Bridge of the Law."
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F73_314
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
116,2Mo (7,1Mo) / 43,4cm x 67,1cm / 5126 x 7923 (300dpi)