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The Thirteen Buddhas are 13 Buddhas who are enshrined as the principal deity at each of the 13 memorial services performed to guide the deceased to the Pure Land (starting from the seventh day after death, then every seven days until the forty-ninth day, and also on the hundredth day, the first anniversary, and from the third anniversary to the thirty-third anniversary).

Along with the "Heart Sutra" attributed to Kukai and housed in the Kyoto National Museum, this piece was woven using the 1800-thread jacquard weaving technique, considered the finest weaving method in Nishijin, and finished as a hanging scroll with Kyoto-style mounting.
By using pure gold leaf and pure gold thread, which will never change, we leave behind an unchanging sentiment for the deceased.

The Twenty-Five Bodhisattvas are the 25 bodhisattvas who, along with Amida Buddha, come to welcome the dying person from the Pure Land. At the center is a calligraphic work by the elder Shingon Buddhist priest Takebe Kaiun, woven in pure gold thread. The surrounding Amitabha Sutra, the Twenty-Five Bodhisattvas, and Amida Buddha are woven using pure gold leaf.
This exquisite piece, a Nishijin-ori textile utilizing 1800-thread jacquard weaving techniques and mounted in the Kyoto style, is a masterpiece that deserves to be preserved for future generations.

The Ashura statue, a national treasure housed at Kofuku-ji Temple in Nara Prefecture, was created during the Nara period. It was commissioned by Empress Komyo to commemorate the first anniversary of her mother Tachibana no Michiyo's death and to pray for her soul.
The Ashura statue, with its gentle smile and melancholic expression gazing into the distance, has captivated countless people for 1300 years. Using the finest weaving techniques of Nishijin and incorporating pure gold leaf, it has been realistically woven and made into a hanging scroll.

Kichijoten, the goddess of beauty who bestows abundant blessings and happiness, has been enshrined in many temples since ancient times. Among them, the statue of Kichijoten housed at Jōruri-ji Temple in Kizu City, Kyoto Prefecture, is considered to be exceptionally beautiful.
The statue of Kichijoten, whose beauty and splendor led to its adoption as the design for Japan's highest-value postage stamp, the "1,000 yen stamp," has been realistically woven into a hanging scroll using the finest Nishijin weaving techniques and pure gold leaf.

The Heart Sutra is the most widely revered sutra in Japan, as it expounds the essence of Mahayana Buddhism and provides us with wisdom as we journey to the Pure Land.

The "Heart Sutra," housed in the Kyoto National Museum, is said to have been written by Kobo Daishi Kukai, one of Japan's three most famous calligraphers. To faithfully reproduce its powerful and sincere calligraphic style down to the tip of each brushstroke, we have used Nishijin's finest weaving technique, 1800-thread jacquard, to create a hanging scroll with exquisite detail.
The rich texture unique to woven fabrics, combined with the elegant, unchanging luster of pure gold leaf, creates a solemn atmosphere befitting Buddhist scriptures.

Muryoju refers to Amida Buddha, and in Sanskrit it is called Amitayus, meaning "immeasurable life."
Based on the calligraphy of "Muryoju" (Infinite Life) by Hidehira Sunahara, a master weaver at Kyo-o-gokoku-ji Temple (Toji Temple) in Kyoto, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this piece utilizes Nishijin's finest weaving technique, 1800-thread jacquard, to recreate even the slightest fading of the characters. The profound brilliance of the pure gold threads evokes a solemnity that touches the heart of Buddha.