Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light, early 12th century, Unknown Japanese, 32 1/4 × 19 3/4 × 20 in. ( × × cm), Japanese cypress with polychrome and gold, Japan, 12th century, Amida Nyorai, the Buddha of Limitless Light, is the salvific central figure of Pure Land Buddhist teachings. Believers who call on the name of Amida will be greeted by him and his retinue at the moment of death and transported to the western Pure Land. In this sculpture, which reflects the influence of the master Japanese sculptor Jōchō (d. 1057), Amida is seated with legs crossed in the full lotus

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