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The Amida Nyorai triad depicts Amida Buddha flanked by two attendant bodhisattvas, most commonly Kannon and Seishi, and is a central image in Pure Land Buddhism associated with rebirth in the Western Paradise, or Pure Land. Such triads are widely used in Japanese Buddhist memorial and funerary contexts, reflecting devotional practices focused on Amida's role in guiding the deceased toward liberation. This iconographic grouping has been a significant subject of Japanese Buddhist art since the Heian period, particularly within Jōdo and Jōdo Shinshū traditions.
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