Nyorai (Sanskrit Tathāgata) is the name given to the Buddhas who have achieved perfect illumination: among them is the historical Buddha Amida, venerated in the Pure Land Buddism, here seated in the lotus position in meditation. The statue bears close affinity with a work commissioned by the Shōgun Tokugawa Ietsuna (1641-1680), who placed it in the Kan'eijin temple in memory of his mother from the sculptor Kōjō, 25th head of the Shichijō atelier.