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This is a hand-painted hanging scroll (kakejiku) bearing the Buddhist invocation Namu Amida Butsu (the Myogo, or sacred name of Amida Buddha), brushed in calligraphy by the Tendai Buddhist monk Sakai Yusai.
Artist / Maker: Sakai Yusai (酒井雄哉), 1926-2013
Subject / Motif: Namu Amida Butsu, the Myogo (sacred name of Amida Buddha)
Technique: Hand-painted calligraphy
Dimensions: Overall 182 cm x 49 cm (excluding the roller ends)
Included: No original signed box (tomobako)
Condition: No noticeable damage or soiling. Please refer to the photos for the item's current appearance and condition.
Sakai Yusai (1926-2013) was a Tendai Buddhist monk of Mount Hiei Enryaku-ji. He is renowned as one of the few to complete the thousand-day kaihogyo mountain ascetic practice twice, and held the titles of Tendai Hokurei Daigyoman Dai-Ajari, Daisojo, and head priest of the Choju-in at the Iimuro-dani Fudo-do on Mount Hiei.
The Myogo "Namu Amida Butsu" is the central invocation of Pure Land Buddhist devotion, expressing homage to Amida Buddha.
