Introduction to East Asian Civilizations: Japan
 

Esotericism and the Promise of Paradise

Taira Family Lotus Sutra. Heike Nkyo.

 

Taira Family Lotus Sutra. Frontispiece to Chapter 13.

Taira Family Lotus Sutra. Frontispiece to Chapter 23.

Taira Family Lotus Sutra. Frontispiece to Chapter 27.
 


 
 

Amida Crossing the Mountains, 13th c. H:101 cm, W:83 cm.

Descent of Amida and Twenty-five Bodhisattvas, 13th c. H:145.1 cm, W:154.5 cm.

Detail from Descent of Amida and Twenty-five Bodhisattvas.


 


Kong-kai. Mandala of the Two Worlds (The so-called Shingon-in Mandala), Later half 9th c.


Detail from Kong-kai.
   

Taiz-kai. Mandala of the Two Worlds (The so-called Shingon-in Mandala), Later half 9th c.

Detail from Taiz-kai.
 


 
 
 

Taima mandara engi emaki (Illustrated handscroll of the legends of the Taima Mandala). First section of the second scroll, Mid-13th c. H:51.6 cm, Total L:700.8 cm.