Buddha Amitabha

Buddha Amitabha, known as the Buddha of Immeasurable Light, is popular among all Tibetan Buddhist traditions. He is said to reside in his Realm of Great Bliss (Sukhavati), a desired realm of higher existence. Depicted in red and wearing the traditional patchwork robes of a monk, he sits in the lotus position with his hands in a meditative gesture (dhyana mudra) holding a bowl of nectar. Here he is shown within a palace, accompanied by the Eight Great Bodhisattvas. Illustrating the wishes of practitioners and devotees, a scene at the lower center shows him receiving people entering his pure realm on a beam of rainbow light.