Amida Nyorai—referred to in Sanskrit as Amitabha Tathagata—the Buddha of Limitless Light, sits upon a lotus pedestal with his hands forming the mudra of meditation. Amida presides over his own paradise, the Western Pure Land, to which he welcomes any being who calls upon his name.

In Vajrayana Buddhism, Amitābha is known for his longevity, discernment, pure perception, and the purification of aggregates with deep awareness of the emptiness of all phenomena. Amitābha is associated with the Diamond Realm (vajradhātu), whereas Amitāyus is associated with the Womb Realm (garbhakoṣadhātu). [4]

Amida Buddha (known as Amitabha in Sanskrit ) tilts slightly forward on his lotus blossom composed of multiple, delicately carved petals. This sculpture represents Amida Buddha descending to welcome a recently deceased believer into the heavenly realm. The forward-tilting posture stresses the purpose of his mission.

Amitabha, the Buddha of the Western Paradise, is seated in deep concentration with half-closed eyes and hands held in the gesture of meditation. During the eleventh and twelfth centuries, images like this were created in large numbers as a direct result of …

Amida's Western Paradise was central to the iconography of Amidist cults, and most specifically to Pure Land Buddhism. Images of the Western Paradise were symmetrically-conceived views of paradisiacal court architecture and gardens populated …

With a theme based on the Muryōjukyō [Sanskrit: Amitayus Sutra], this silk hanging scroll features a central figure of Amida Buddha and two flanking bodhisattva attendants (Kannon and Seishi) sweeping to earth on a bank of silvery clouds.

The painting depicts the Buddha Amitabha, known as Amida in Japan, ready to come down to earth to take the soul of a newly deceased person back to the Western Paradise.

2023年5月2日 · The Buddha of Infinite Light, known in Japanese as Amida, presided over the Pure Land, the Western Paradise where the faithful could be reborn and gain release from an endless cycle of birth, rebirth, and suffering.

2024年12月13日 · Japanese art - Amidism, Zen Buddhism, Ukiyo-e: Amidism spread from India to China in the 4th century and from there to Japan by the 9th century. Like many Buddhist sects, it is a devotional cult that gained immense popularity. Amida Buddha presided over the Western Paradise, or Pure Land, and his benevolence is detailed in several important sutras.

This image depicts Amida, Buddha of the Western Paradise. The hand gesture of meditation (jo-in) and his half-closed eyes indicate that he is in a state of deep concentration. In front of his tiered lotus pedestal is an offering stand with a bowl of lotus flowers.