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Legends of the Yuzu Nembutsu Sect  1400

by Anonymous

One of the most important and beautiful records of Amidism, a Buddhist salvation theology, is this rare narrative handscroll. It recounts details from the life of Ryōnin (1073–1132), a charismatic Tendai monk who founded the Yūzū sect. The Buddhist concept of [i]yūzū[/i] refers to the interrelationship or initial oneness of all things. The dynamically new approach to salva...
Size: 
30.5 × 1176.9 cm (12 × 460 in.)
Medium: 
Handscroll; ink, colors, and gold on paper
Credit: 
Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago