Koryŏ Buddhist Paintings and the Cult of Amitābha: Visions of a Hwaŏm-Inspired Pure Land

Many paintings of Amitābha were commissioned for devotional use by elites in numerous votive shrines and temples, and others probably played a role in the abundant Buddhist festivals and ceremonies of the Koryŏ period. Images of Amitābha and Amitābha triads functioned in a variety of devotional sett...

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Main Author: McBride, Richard D. II (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Hawai'i Press 2015
In: Journal of Korean religions
Year: 2015, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 93-130
Further subjects:B votive temples [End Page 93]
B Hwaŏm Buddhism
B Koryŏ Buddhist paintings
B Pure Land Buddhism
B Amitābha cult
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