勢至菩薩, Attendant Bodhisattva Seishi, late 12th–13th century

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勢至菩薩, Attendant Bodhisattva Seishi, Kamakura period (1185–1333), late 12th–13th century, Japan, Wood, gold paint, gold leaf with lacquer, and inlaid crystal eyes, Figure: H. 33 in. ( cm); W. 9 3/8 in. ( cm); D. 103/8 in. ( cm), Sculpture, Amida Nyorai (Sanskrit: Amitabha Tathagata), the Buddha of Limitless Light, sits upon a lotus pedestal at the center of the altar. His hands form a mudra of meditation. His benevolent gaze, directed toward the devotee below, is symbolic of his boundless compassion

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