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Temple on a Hillside
Temple on a Hillside

Temple on a Hillside

Original Language Title融通念仏縁起絵断簡
Series TitleIllustrated Miraculous Origins of the Yūzū Nenbutsu school (Yūzū nenbutsu engi)
CultureJapanese
Dateearly 14th century
MediumHandscroll section mounted as hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
DimensionsOverall: 14 × 19 1/4 inches (35.56 × 48.9 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number62-3
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This painting was created to tell the legend and charitable acts of the Yūzū Nenbutsu school’s founder, Priest Ryōnin (1073–1132). The Yūzū Nenbutsu school was a subdivision of Pure Land Buddhism, which has flourished in Japan since the late 900s C.E. The school taught followers that they could be reborn into Paradise by merely repeating the nenbutsu or a simple mantra.
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