(A) Mandalas of the Three Pure Land Sutras -
- Taima Mandala - explanation
.......... the opening image
- Larger Sutra Mandala - explanation
.......... the opening image
- Amida Sutra Mandala - explanation
.......... the opening image
(B) Pure Land Mandala Study Group -Information
Ajatashatru 阿闍世.....meeting with Devadatta
.......... (tai-b2)
.....visiting the prison (tai-b67)
.....threathened to kill Vaidehi (tai-b67)
Amida 阿弥陀.....meeting with the newly born
......... (tai-a23)
.....mudra of preaching the Dharma (tai-cakra)
.....preaching under a tree (tai-a56)
.....preaching in the hall (dai-c910; sho-a4)
.....in the triad (tai-a89; dai-c8; sho-a1)
.....in the triad, 13th contemplation (tai-c1213)
.....individual figure (tai-a8a; dai-c8a; sho-aa)
.....Amida in the Pure Land (sho-c5)
.....Amida's image, 8th contemplation (tai-c89)
.....his true body, 9th contemplation (tai-c89)
.....welcoming the aspirants (tai-d1; tai-d2;
,,,,,,,,,,tai-d3; tai-d4; tai-d5; tai-d6; tai-d7; tai-d8;
Ananda 阿難.....accompanied the Buddha to visit
.......... Veidehi (tai-b8; tai-b9; tai-b10)
.....the Buddha taught him the way of visualizing
...........Amida (tai-b11)
......requested the Buddha to preach (dai-a1)
......saw Amida's illuminating light (dai-a2)
Avalokiteshvara 観音.....in the triad (tai-a89;
..........tai-c89; dai-c8; sho-a1)
.....individual figure (tai-a8k; dai-c8k; sho-ak)
.....object of the 9th contemplation (tai-c1011)
.....in the triad, 13th contemplatation (tai-c1213)
Bimbisara 頻婆沙羅.....held in prison (tai-b3)
.....visited by Vaidehi (tai-b67)
Bodhi-tree 菩提樹.....(dai-c15)
Buddhas in the six quarters 六方の諸仏.....
Devadatta 提婆達多.....instigating Ajatashatru
.......... (tai-b2)
Dharmakara 法蔵.....renouncing the world
.....shown many Buddha-lands (dai-b34)
.....contemplation for 5 kalpas (dai-b34)
.....proclamation of the vows (dai-b5)
.....reborn as heavenly lords to make offerings to
..........Buddhas (dai-b6a; dai-b6b)
.....teaching people the Dharma (dai-b6c)
.....attained the supreme merit (dai-b7)
jivamjivaka 共命鳥.....(sho-c4)
kalavinka 迦陵頻伽 .....(tai-a13; dai-c18;
..........sho-a1; sho-a5c; sho-c4)
Lokeshvararaja 世自在王.....showed many
.......... Buddha-lands to Dharmakara (dai-b34)
.....heard Dharmakara's vows (dai-b5)
lotus-throne 華座.....(tai-c7)
Maitreya 弥勒.....(dai-a2; dai-a3)
Manjushri 文殊.....attending the Buddha
........ (sho-c9)
Mahamaudgalyayana 目連.....(tai-b8; tai-b9;
,,,,,,,,, tai-b10)
Mahasthamaprapta 勢至.....in the triad
........ (tai-a89; tai-c89; dai-c8; sho-a1)
.....individuall figure (tai-a8s; dai-c8s; sho-as)
.....object of the 11th contemplation
.......... (tai-c1011)
.....in the triad, 13th contemplation (tai-c1213)
Mt. Sumeru 須彌山.....(dai-a2; dai-a2a)
Samantabhadra 普賢.....attending the
......... Buddha (sho-c9)
Shakyamuni 釈迦牟尼.....dwelling in Vulture
..........Peak (tai-b1)
.....visiting Vaidehi in the prison (tai-b89)
.....showing Veidehi Buddha-lands (tai-b10)
.....teaching the way of visualizing Amida
..........(tai-b11)
.....watching his disciples seeing Amida's light
..........(dai-a2)
.....entrusting the Dharma to Maitreya (dai-a3)
.....preaching the Amida Sutra (sho-b1b)
.....end of the Amida Sutra (sho-c9)
Shariputra 舎利弗.....hearing the Buddha's
.......... sermon (sho-b1a; sho-b1b; sho-b1c)
.....paying homage to the Buddha (sho-c9)
Shravasti, Jeta Grove....舎衛国祇園精舎
..... .....(sho-b1a)
Taima-dera 当麻寺.....(tai-jo)
Vaidehi 韋提希.....visiting Bimbisara (tai-b67)
.....Ajatashatru threatening to kill her (tai-b67)
.....visited by two monks (tai-b89)
.....prostrating herself before the Buddha
.......... (tai-b89)
.....shown many Buddha-lands (tai-b10)
.....visualized Amida's Pure Land (tai-b11)
.....visualizing 13 objects (tai-c1; tai-c2 tai-c3; tai-c4;
..........tai-c5; tai-c6; tai-c7; tai-c8; tai-c9; tai-c10; tai-c11;
PUBLICATIONS: 出版図書
(1) THE AMIDA SUTRA MANDALA: An Iconography with the Text of the Amida Sutra, THE PURE LAND WAY AND ITS ART, Vol. 1, pp. 115, 1995; \3,500, $30
(2) HOMEPAGE: JODO MANDALA. Reproduction in the book form of the Three Pure Land Sutra Mandalas, pp. 152, 1998; \2,500, $17
Author: Hisao Inagaki; 著者 稲垣久雄
Publisher: Nagata Bunshodo; 出版所 永田文昌堂
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