Amitayu Thangka

• Sutras in which Shakyamuni expounds the glories of Sukhavati, the Pure Lands, speak of the presiding Buddha sometimes as Amitabha and sometimes as Amitayus.
• We can find little differences between Amitabha and Amitayu. Indeed Amitabha resembles for infinite light but Amitayu resembles for infinite life.
• When depicted as Amitayus, he is depicted in fine clothes and jewels.
• Amitayu is particularly associated with longevity of life.
• He is mostly depicted sitting in a meditative posture  and holding a vessel in his hands containing the nectar of immortality.
• Amitayu  is also one of the three deities of long life (Amitayus, White Tara & Ushnishavijaya) .
• Amitayu, so means “he whose life is boundless”.
• The image of the gold colored statue in the article of Amitayus is that as  he is wearing a 5 pointed crown,which is the easiest way to distinguish Amitayu from the Amitabha.
• Amitayu is also named infinite life Buddha which is the incarnation of Amitabha Buddha..
• The meaning of infinite is countless which is as same as without boundary.
• The ruby red bodied Buddha is as similar to that of Amitabha.
• When not depicted alone, Amitabha is often portrayed with two assistants: Avalokitesvara on the right and Mahasthamaprapta on the left.

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