A Nenbutsu Gathering at Ichiya, Kyoto, from the Illustrated Biography of the Monk Ippen and His Disciple Ta'a (Yugyō Shōnin engi-e), late 14th century, Japan, Section of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Image: 13 3/4 × 21 1/8 in. (34.9 × 53.7 cm), Paintings, In this scene, people from all walks of life have gathered to hear the charismatic monk Ippen (1239-1289) perform a recitation of the Nenbutsu prayer invoking Amitabha. The crowd's anticipation nearly bursts from the page as they wait for his incantatory dance to begin on the stage that Ippen had constructed for preaching in Ichiya
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