Taima Mandala

Japanese: 当麻曼荼羅 - たいままんだら

One of the three Pure Land Mandalas that were popular in Japan. It is a form of the Kannon Sutra Henso based on the Kannon Sutra Commentary by Zendo of the Tang Dynasty. It is characterized by dividing the Amitabha Pure Land painting into three parts: the left and right edges and the bottom edge, depicting the preface of the Kannon Sutra on the left edge, the first thirteen of the sixteen views on the right edge, and the back three views on the bottom edge, each of which depicts a scene from the nine stages of rebirth (raigo) in the Pure Land. The original, which is said to have been woven by Princess Chujohime in 763 (763) with lotus thread, is a large piece of tapestry from the prosperous Tang Dynasty in China, and is currently in a state of severe damage. Since the Kamakura period, it has been especially valued as Pure Land faith has spread, and many large and small transcriptions have been made.

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Japanese:

日本で盛行した浄土三曼荼羅の一つ。唐の善導の『観無量寿経疏』に基づいて構成された観経変相の一形式。阿弥陀浄土図の左右縁と下縁との3辺に区画を設け，左辺に観経の序文説話，右辺に十六観のうちの前十三観，下辺にうしろの三観を展開した九品 (くぼん) 往生 (来迎) 観の各場面を描くところに特色がある。天平宝字7 (763) 年に中将姫が蓮糸で織ったという伝説のある当麻寺蔵の原本は，中国，盛唐時代の綴織の大幅で，現在破損がはなはだしい。鎌倉時代以降，浄土信仰の普及とともに特に重視され，大小の転写本が多数作られた。

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