Summary: Buddha Amitaba is the Buddha of Infinite Radiance.

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names:

    name: Buddha Amitaba

    (NOTE: In addition to native variations by locality or over time, there are often several possible transliterations into the Roman alphabet used for English.)

basic information:

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    Buddha Amitaba: Buddhist Symbol of Self-Realization

    Path: Gradual Unfolding ^†

    Direction: West ^†

    Mudra: Meditation ^†

    Symbol: Lotus ^†

    Primordial Wisdom: Discrimination ^†

    Element: Fire ^†

    Vehicle: Peacock ^†

    Consort: Pandara ^†

    Aggregate: Perception ^†

    Color: Red ^†

Buddha Amitaba’s relations:

    The Five Transcendental Buddhas (also called Dhyani, Tathagata, and Jina Buddhas) are: Vairocana, Akshobya, Ratnasambhava, Amitaba, and Amogasiddhi. ^†

    Avaloketishwara, the Redeemer of Humanity, is an emanation of Amitaba.

magickal information and correspondences:

    Symbol: Lotus

    Sacred candle color: red

other:

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JBL Statues is now Sacred Source

    Buddha Amitaba — Symbol of Self-Realization. The teachings of Buddha (b. circa 525 BCE) developed in India as a reformative out growth of Hinduism, and provide an extensive cosmological picture, a basis for ethical behavior, and a self-empowering philosophy of life. Rupas (statues) of the Buddha and of his innumerable incarnations, called bodhisattvas, serve to focus a meditator’s inward devotional practice. The statues’ vivid colors, intricacy, and symmetry are also a source of delight to collectors of Eastern art. Buddha is portrayed in classic lotus pose, lost in meditation as he sat beneath the Bodhi tree and achieved ultimate realization. This he delineated as the Law of the Wheel: 1) Life is suffering; 2) Suffering’s cause is desire; 3) Elimination of desire brings an end to suffering; 4) This state of nirvana can be achieved by following the Eightfold Path of right living. —picture and text © 1996 JBL Statues (now called Sacred Source), original text created by Tom Laudeman

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• † Reference: [external link] Deities described; Buddhist glossary, Chart of the Five Buddhas, and Buddhist links.

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