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| Keywords: Amitayus Buddha in His Paradise.jpg Amitāyus Buddha in His Paradise Tibet Distemper with gold on cloth 56 1/4 x 39 1/2 in 142 9 x 100 3 cm Amitayus the Buddha of Eternal Life is also known as Amitabha one of the five Cosmic Buddhas of Esoteric Buddhism He is shown in his paradise Sukhavati the Western Pure Land enthroned beneath a flowering tree festooned with strands of jewels and auspicious symbols To either side the sky is filled with throngs of ecstatic demigods who bear offerings and scatter flowers Seated below are the eight great bodhisattvas and between them are two large low tables covered with offerings To either side are the vast assembled audiences who receive Amitayus s message At the bottom set within a vast panoramic landscape are courtyards giant lotus flowers and pools from which the purified are being reborn http //www metmuseum org/collection/the-collection-online/search/72419 http //images metmuseum org/CRDImages/as/original/DP108452 jpg direct link 1700 author PD-old-100 Mandala thangka from Tibet Tibetan Buddhist paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art 18th-century paintings from Tibet Files uploaded by Yann Forget Sukhavati | ||||
