{"id":113783,"date":"2018-09-20T16:41:33","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T07:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&p=113783&lang=en"},"modified":"2018-09-20T16:41:33","modified_gmt":"2018-09-20T07:41:33","slug":"theres-a-heaven-in-the-west-the-pure-land-buddhism-art-of-the-kyushu-region","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/theres-a-heaven-in-the-west-the-pure-land-buddhism-art-of-the-kyushu-region\/","title":{"rendered":"There\u2019s a Heaven in the West – The Pure Land Buddhism Art of the Kyushu Region"},"content":{"rendered":"

The teachings of Pure Land Buddhism, which focus on the worship of Amithaba, the celestial Buddha, have had a wide influence on the Japanese way of thinking regarding life, death, and the afterlife. In this exhibition, 200 masterpieces from the Kyushu region including paintings, sculptures, and Important Cultural Properties of Japan will be on display, a first in Fukuoka. See up close a sacred Mandala painting showing heaven, a recently-discovered statue of Amithaba, ghastly depictions of hell and other valuable artworks which will be shown in public for the first time. Don\u2019t miss the animation by artist Kiyoshi Nakashima, \u201cJigoku Kokoronnezu\u201d (the heartbeat of hell) about a boy who went to hell. Learn more about Pure Land Buddhism through its art.<\/p>\n

\u2022 9\/15 (Sat.) ~ 11\/4 (Sun.)
\n\u2022 9:30~17:30 (last entry: 17:00)
\n\u2022 Closed: Mon. (following weekday if hol. falls on Mon.)
\n\u2022 Adult: \u00a51,300, HS & College: \u00a5900, JHS & ES: Free
\n\u2022 \u00a5200 discount for overseas visitors & foreign residents (present your passport or ID)
\n\u2022 Special Exhibition Room, Fukuoka City Museum
\n\u2022 3-1-1 Momochihama, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka<\/a>
\n\u2022 092-845-5011<\/a>
\n\u2022 http:\/\/museum.city.fukuoka.jp\/exhibition\/pure_land.html<\/a><\/p>\n

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Seated Buddha Amitabha, Kichijo-ji Temple, Kitakyushu City
Registered as a Cultural Property of Kitakyushu City<\/p><\/div>\n

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Yoryu Kannon (Kannon holding a willow branch to eradicate illness) Shotenji Temple, Fukuoka
Registered as a Cultural Property of Fukuoka City<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Goshushojirin-zu, Saiko-ji Temple, Iizuka City, Fukuoka<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Land of Perfect Bliss Painted on Fusuma Sliding Screen, Daicho-ji, Hita City, Oita<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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