Buddha Amitābha with Two Attending Bodhisattvas, 1200s. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; painting: 134 x 79.7 cm (52 3/4 x 31 3/8 in.); overall: 223 x 95.7 cm (87 13/16 x 37 11/16 in.). The supreme deities that rule over the Western ParadiseAmit?bha (??? in Chinese), Avalokite?vara (Guanyin ??), and Mah?sth?mapr?pta (Dashizhi ???)are here enclosed within a circle of light. To secure entry into that paradise for Buddhist followers of the Pure Land sect, one must recite the phrase namo amituofo (??????, Homage to the Buddha Amit?bha). Here the phrase is repeated 10 times in calligraphy above the figures, reinforcing the need for continual recitation.
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