The theme of paradise is carried outwards to the walls as well, where mural paintings, indicated here in orange, depict the paradises of four different Buddhas. On the right is that of Shaka, the historical Buddha, and along the wall, the paradises of Yakushi, the healing Buddha, and Miroku, the future Buddha. Of special importance in Buddhist tradition, however, was the Western Paradise, the Pure Land of the Buddha Amida.
 
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