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Which Buddha is this?
Which Buddha is this?
Amitabha?
Re: Which Buddha is this?
it could be Amitabha or Shakyamuni Buddha. both of their characteristic mudras are typically the same meditation (dhyana) position, with both hands joined together, holding alms bowls. the only different can be the colour of the body. Amitābha (Amida) Buddha is classically depicted in Tibetan art as having a red [celestial] body, whereas (Shakyamuni) Gautama Buddha is depicted as having a golden body.
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Quite often Amitabha also has a nazi cross on his chest.
I apologize for the description but the correct term escapes me at the moment.
I apologize for the description but the correct term escapes me at the moment.
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I didn't even think about the svastika. Also, my picture wasn't rotated when I previewed/uploaded it via mobile. Weird.
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FWIW - neither of my Amitabha statues have the svastika and one of them is very similar to the picture, in the exact same posture.
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I guess the question would be is that an alms bowl or Amida's bowl full of amrita?
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The svastika on Buddhas is a feature of East Asian, especially Chinese Buddhist art. This particular statue is made following Tibetan Buddhist iconography, so it is definitely Amitabha Buddha. Amitabha in this form holds a almsbowl filled with nectar (in his sambhogakaya form known as Amitayus, he holds a long life vase filled with nectar). In Tibetan Buddhist iconography, Shakyamuni Buddha usually has his right hand in the earth touching mudra.
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Thank you!
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Could be Bhaisajyaguru, holding a jar of medicine.
Edit - that is not a jar. Scratch that.
Is that a flower blossom?
Edit - that is not a jar. Scratch that.
Is that a flower blossom?
There is no suffering to be severed. Ignorance and klesas are indivisible from bodhi. There is no cause of suffering to be abandoned. Since extremes and the false are the Middle and genuine, there is no path to be practiced. Samsara is nirvana. No severance achieved. No suffering nor its cause. No path, no end. There is no transcendent realm; there is only the one true aspect. There is nothing separate from the true aspect.
-Guanding, Perfect and Sudden Contemplation,
-Guanding, Perfect and Sudden Contemplation,
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Bhaisajyaguru almost always has a stem of the Myrobalan, with Aruna fruit in his right hand:
Bhaisajyaguru left, Shakyamuni middle, Amitabha right:
Bhaisajyaguru left, Shakyamuni middle, Amitabha right:
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Re: Which Buddha is this?
Definitely Amitabha.
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Perfect illustrations. I'm personally convinced it's Amitabha. I didn't know that when I bought him years ago. And now I know how to identify Medicine Buddha!