Raigo paintings depicting Amida Buddha, accompanied by bodhisattvas, coming to earth were commonly ________________

A. carried by samurai during the Kamakura period
B. taken to the homes of dying people
C. used in the practice of Esoteric Buddhism
D. gifts from a Buddhist master to students who had completed their training


Answer: B

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