Item: Amitayus Buddha - Amitayus
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Uncertain |
| Size | 38.10x27.94cm (15x11in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Erie Art Museum |
Alternate Names: Aparimitayurjñana
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Buddha
Gender: Male
Amitayus, Buddha (Tibetan: tse pag me, sang gye. English: the Enlightened One of Immeasurable Life).
Amitayus
Tibetan: Tse pag me
Peaceful in appearance, red in colour, with one face and two hands in meditation holding a vase of long-life nectar. At the top center is the Lama Tsongkapa accompanied by two students. At the bottom left is the goddess Ushnishavijaya, white, with three faces and eight hands. At the right side is the goddess White Tara with one face and two hands adorned with eyes on the palms and soles of the feet.
Jeff Watt 9-2000
Collection of Erie Art Museum
Buddhist Deity: Amitayus Buddha (Aparimitāyurjñāna, 无量寿佛, སངས་རྒྱས་ཚེ་དཔག་མེད།)
Subject: Village Art Page