special Buddhist statue Amitabha Nyorai seated statue inches height 30 width 14 depth 14 Flying celestial halo Octagonal base wood carving made from

---------------------------------------------------------------------- Size/Total height: 30cm, width: 14cm, depth: 14cm Material: Cypress Country of Origin: China Amitabha Buddha The head of the Western Paradise. Also called Infinite Life and Infinite Light. According to the Amitabha Sutra, this Buddha was originally a member of Indian royalty, but after being taught by the Buddha Amitabha, he became a monk, changed his name to the monk Dharmakara, and practiced for five kalpas, made forty-eight wonderful vows, became the king of the Western Pure Land, and became Amitabha Buddha, a Buddha of great compassion who benefits all living beings, and who still preaches today. The Amida Triad is flanked by Kannon and Bodhisattva Seishi. The mudras include the Amida meditation mudra, the forty-eight vow mudra, the lotus treasury mudra, and others, for the nine stages of rebirth, from the highest grade of upper rebirth to the lowest grade of lower rebirth.