Item: Amitayus Buddha - Amitayus
| Origin Location | Mongolia |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Uncertain |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Tibet House, New York |
Alternate Names: Aparimitayurjñana
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Buddha
Gender: Male
Amitayus Buddha (Tibetan: tse pag me. English: the Enlightened One of Immeasurable Life) Lord of Limitless Life and Pristine Awareness, in the Sambhogakaya aspect (Enjoyment Body) of a Buddha.
Amitayus
Tibetan: Tse pag me
Peaceful in appearance, red in colour, he has one face and two hands, holding a long-life vase in the lap. Elaborately adorned with a crown, earrings, necklaces and the like, he wears variously coloured silks and with the legs in vajra posture, sits atop a moon disc and multi-coloured lotus surrounded by a blue-orange nimbus and green areola.
At the top left is the buddha Shakyamuni. At the right is the bodhisattva of wisdom Arapacana Manjushri. At the bottom are the two female deities of long-life, White Tara at the left and Ushnishavijaya on the right.
Jeff Watt 2-2000
Collection of Tibet House: New York (Repatriation)
Buddhist Deity: Amitayus Buddha (Aparimitāyurjñāna, 无量寿佛, སངས་རྒྱས་ཚེ་དཔག་མེད།)
Subject: Three Long-life Deities