ETHAS 038547

peinture : La Triade du buddha Amida avec les bodhisattva Kannon et Daiseishi venant accueillir les mourants

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038547
The Triad of Amida Buddha coming to greet the deceased
Amida Sanzon raigō 阿彌陀三尊來迎
Japan
16th century
Silk painting
Acquired in 1975
Amida Buddha has come from his Pure Land to greet the dying man who has faith in him, accompanied by two bodhisattvas Mahāsthāmaprāpta (Daiseishi 大勢至) and Avalokitasvara (Kannon 觀音): the latter, on the right, holds the lotus on which the deceased will sit to return to the Pure Land with them. Such paintings were placed before the dying to give them strength in their last moments.

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Japanese Buddhist iconography

Buddhism passed from China to Japan in the 6th century. There it was particularly influenced by its esoteric form (Tantrism). This form uses rituals to a large number of beings who incarnate various degrees of enlightenment: buddhas, bodhisattvas, gods and goddesses, “kings of science” and others. Tantric Buddhism is represented by the Shingon and Tendai schools. They specialised in iconography in order to codify the colours, postures and gestures of the various personages used not only in the rituals but as an aid to meditation.

The great Amida (<i>Daibutsu</i>) Buddha of Kamakura, <i>Views and Customs of Japan</i>, by Stillfried & Andersen, Yokohama, around 1870.

The great Amida (Daibutsu) Buddha of Kamakura, Views and Customs of Japan, by Stillfried & Andersen, Yokohama, around 1870. Alfred Bertrand collection © MEG Inv. ETHPH 411954

Bibliograpy

  • Ducor, Jérôme. 2010. Le regard de Kannon. Genève : Musée d'ethnographie, p. 57-56

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