Amida Nyorai, 阿弥陀如来坐像, Kamakura period (1185–1333), ca. 1250, Japan, Wood with gold leaf, Overall: H. 34 5/8 in. ( cm); W

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Amida Nyorai, 阿弥陀如来坐像, Kamakura period (1185–1333), ca. 1250, Japan, Wood with gold leaf, Overall: H. 34 5/8 in. ( cm); W. 28 3/4 in. (73 cm); D. 22 3/4 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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