The Tibetan Iconography of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and other Deities
author: Lokesh Chandra
edition: 2002, D. K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.
pages: 807
ISBN-10: 812460178X
ISBN-13: 9788124601785
Topic: Tibetan-buddhism
Amitayus
This chapter describes Amitayus located on page 136 and contained in the collection "Various Guhya Buddhas" in the book Tibetan Iconography (a unique pantheon). This book deals with the iconography of deities within the Pantheon of Tibetan Buddhism, such as Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats, Matrkas (Goddesses), Gurus (Teachers), Protective Deities and various other spiritual entities. The Buddhist art and iconography in this book is accompanied by Chinese eulogies.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Amitayus” according to 14 books dealing with Buddhism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
The Way of the White Clouds [by Anagarika Lama Govinda]
I, as a result, the initiate in the course of time is enabled to invoke the life-giving forces of Amitayus for himself and others, by practising the Sadhana of Amitayus and by transforming his mantric formula into the visual and spiritual unfoldment of all those properties of which Amitayus is the embodiment, until the devotee realises these qualities within himself and has become a true vessel of them....
Read full contents: Chapter 32 - New Beginnings: 'Ajo Rimpoché'
The Indian Buddhist Iconography [by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya]
Figure 22: Akshobhya Figure 23: Akshobhya (Nepal) Dhyani Buddha Akshobhya who is mentioned as a Tathagata in the smaller recension of the Amitayus Sutra which was translated into Chinese between A. D, 384 and 417. Akshobhya is regarded as the Second Dhyani Buddha by the Nepalese Buddhists. His description appears almost everywhere in Tantric literature....
Read full contents: Figure 22-23 - Akshobhya
The gods of northern Buddhism [by Alice Getty]
Amitayus PLATE XVI Mandala (Garbhadhatu) PLATE XVII The Thirteen Shin-gon Buddhas PLATE XVIII a. Amida b. Amida c. Amitayus d. Amitayus PLATE XIX a. Naga Lamp b. Amitayus c. Manjusri (or Avalokita?) d. Buddhist emblematic vase (* 1) Hodgson, The Languages, Literature, and Religion of Nepal and Tibet, p. 28. (* 2) The group of five is the exoteric group....
Read full contents: Chapter III - Dhyani-Buddhas
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