3rd REVISED
TOP: Illustration from the Amitabha Sutra.
The image depicts S ́akyamuni preaching
to bodhisattvas, monks, divinities, and
other buddhas. The calligraphy, of
Kumarajva’s Chinese translation of the
text, was done by a Korean monk for the
sake of his deceased mother. Korean,
Koryo ̆dynasty (918–1392), 1341, gold and
silver paint on blue paper. Copyright The
British Museum. Reproduced by permission.BOTTOM: A realistic sculpture of a lay
Buddhist, probably a prosperous
merchant. Japanese, ca. 1700, lacquered
and painted wood. Copyright The British
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