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Embroidered Welcoming Descent of Amida Triad
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The Buddha Amida arrives here to welcome a person to his Pure Land at the moment of death. A monk, a woman, and a child sit with their hands in prayer, and a beam of light emanating from Amida extends toward them. The inscription at the top indicates that the compassion of Amida Buddha always flows impartially to all those who recite his name, a quote from the Contemplation Sutra .
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineEmbroidered Welcoming Descent of Amida Triad (繡仏阿弥陀三尊来迎図), 1400s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Hanging scroll; silk and human hair embroidery; embroidery: 109.1 x 37.2 cm (42 15/16 x 14 5/8 in.); mounted: 173.1 x 49.4 cm (68 1/8 x 19 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the American Foundation for the Maud E. and Warren H. Corning Botanical Collection, 1966.513
