Raigō (Japanese: 来迎, lit. "welcoming approach"; Sanskrit: pratyudyāna) in Japanese Buddhism is the appearance of the Amida Buddha on a "purple" cloud (紫雲) at the time of one's death. [1]

The Raigō of Amida and Twenty-Five Attendants, or Rapid Descent of Amida is a 14th century Japanese scroll painting on silk completed during the late Kamakura period. Currently located in the temple of Chion-in , in Kyoto , the painting depicts the salvation of the deceased by the Buddha Amitābha , and twenty-five bodhisattvas , among them ...

Pure Land Buddhism, with Amida Buddha as its central deity, offered the possibility of rebirth in the Western Paradise, and paintings and sculptures of this compassionate Buddha flourished. The raigō theme, which originated in China, was first introduced to Japan by the monk Ennin (794–864) in the ninth century, and was made popular with the ...

Such raigo paintings depict the scene in which Amida (Sanskrit: Amitabha) and his attendants descend from heaven to take a believer back to the Western Paradise on a lotus throne. The scrolls were often hung by the bedside of the dying to ensure the prospect of rebirth in paradise.

1996年9月14日 · The result were images depicting Amida Buddha coming down from the far-off Pure Land Paradise to meet the souls of the dead and take them back with him to heaven. These images are called raigo, and usually had Amida in the center with an attendant on either side. This is the Amida Raigo Triad!

This outstanding work depicts Amida (Amitabha) and twenty-five attendants as they descend on clouds over steep mountains down from Heaven. They are on their way to meet a dead person, depicted in the bottom-right, to accompany back to Heaven. This scene is known as "Rapid Descent," because of the especially swift appearance of the clouds.

This image of the Amida Buddha and attendants descending from the heavens to greet the soul of the dying believer is called a raigōzu (Descent of Amida painting). The theme would later be developed during the Kamakura period as an immensely popular icon, but it saw its first powerful… Read More

Pictured here is the raigō, or the moment when Amida descends with his retinue to welcome a dying person into his Pure Land, called the Western Paradise. Once there, a person can concentrate on becoming enlightened.

Earlier raigo (welcoming descent) images from the 1000s show Amida arriving with a heavenly retinue of attendants. In the late Kamakura period (1185-1333), simpler raigo paintings depict a solitary Amida. ink, color, and gold on silk

This dissertation focuses on Japanese Amida raigozu (Paintings of the welcoming descent of Amida from the Western Pure Land) from the mid 11th to the early 14th century.