Amitabha Thangka

• The Tibetan vision of Amitabha is the Buddha of Boundless light, Sukhavati the Blissful which is also called the Pure Land.
• Amitabha Buddha, who is also called Amita or Amida Buddha, probably is the best known ancient Buddha of among the Dhyani Buddhas.
• In long-time ago, Amitabha was a king who renounced his kingdom to become a monk called Dharmakara Bodhisattva. The monk was practiced diligently for five eons(an immeasurably long period of time) and realized enlightenment and became a buddha.
• He is seated in a meditative posture on a luscious pink lotus with a pale green cushion on a moon disc.
• Palms of two hands are rested on the lap facing upward , touching two thumbs with each other which holds a medicant’s bowl ,filled with elixir(a sweet flavoured liquid) food.
• His red body symbolises the fires of desire.
• When depicted as Amitabha, he is depicted as simple monk’s clothing.
• He represents the unity of wisdom and mercy.
• His symbol is a lotus which represents purity and the gentleness.
• He is known as “The Buddha of Infinite light”.
• He represents the cosmic element of “Sanjana” (name). His vehicle is the peacock.
• When represented on the stupa, he always faces toward west.
• He is worshiped thinking that one can have salvation(saving from evil). Sometimes he holds a Patra on the same posture.
• Consequently, the name is to be interpreted as “he who possesses light without bound, he whose splendor is infinite.”

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