This design of the mural is interpreted as an expression of the Jodo (Pure Land) of 'Muryoju-kyo' (The Infinite Life Sutra), one of the Jodo Sanbu-kyo (the three main sutras of the Jodoshu sect).
この図様は浄土三部経の1つ「無量寿経」所説の浄土を表すものと解釈されている。