The Buddha-Amitabha – ruler of the Pure Land of the West – is shown with two Bodhisattvas, carrying a lotus throne on which he will install the soul of a dead righteous man, who can thus be happily reincarnated. The deceased here is represented as a naked boy, standing before them on a cloud, and the figure of a seated dead monk is depicted beneath a tree in the lower left corner. The thangka is well-preserved and is notable for its striking bright colouring.