Amitabha is one of the Dhyani Buddhas said to be residing in Sukhavati, Dewa Chen,meaning ‘ the paradise of bliss’,in the Western Heaven in peaceful meditation. In Tibetan he is known as Opama (limitless light), or ‘Nangwathaye’ (endless pure perception). His resplendent body glows brilliant red, resembling a precious ruby. He exhibits the thirty two auspicious sign and the eighty physical perfections, as with the other Buddhas. All the Dhyani Buddhas are emanations of Supreme Buddha Essence. Most of the Vajrayana deities pertain to one of the Dhyani Buddhas.
Amitabha has one face and two hands. His eyes appear half closed as if in deep meditation, his expression is one of the contentment and peace. His hair is piled atop his head and crowned with a gem top. His hands, crushed in the Samadhi Mudra of meditation, hold a gold patron begging ball. He is attired in the Dharma robe and seats crossed legged on a moon disk atop an exquisite thousand petal lotus. The under rope, a red monastic garment, is lavishly adorned with gold cloud patterns. Over this, covering a portion of his topless body he wears orange shawl like robe decorated with delicate gold pattern patches.
Fragrant flower decoration flourish about Amitabha and various offerings are placed before him. The shimmering Nimbus abounds with rays executed in gold and bordered with a bejeweled band of intricately burnished gold. With the ever watchful eyes of compassion, he keeps vigil over all sentient beings. All, that is , except those who a have committed in expiable sins or who have no faith in the Dharma.
All beings who pray earnestly to him are immediately drawn by the power of Amitabha’s compassion, thus, enabling them to take rebirth in the blissful paradise in wish he resides. In this besutiful place all beings arise from a pure lotus bodies resplendent with luminosity. The land itself is very precious and id endowed with special qualities. The landscape’s beauty is indescribable and is said to shimmer with incredible brilliance, to be extremely smooth and spacious and contain the quality somewhat of a sponge. This is the famous “Buddha Land”.
The general impression presented by the figure of Amitabha is one of the tranquility and serenity. This is greatly emphasized by the soft hues graceful composition of the figure, the landscape, the floserd, the clouds and the remaining surrounds features. The landscapes are depicted in this manner as a suitable abode for celestial beings. The rare and precious offering is placed before him to purify our own delusion and defilements.
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