Which Buddha is this?

A place to post videos, pictures, and any other sort of Buddhist or non-Buddhist media.
Post Reply
kendali
Posts: 20
Joined: Fri Jul 08, 2011 6:38 pm
Location: High Desert

Which Buddha is this?

Post by kendali »

Amitabha?
IMG_1292.JPG
IMG_1292.JPG (108.22 KiB) Viewed 3102 times
crazy-man
Posts: 506
Joined: Wed Aug 26, 2015 2:22 pm

Re: Which Buddha is this?

Post by crazy-man »

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.
shaunc
Posts: 883
Joined: Fri Jan 11, 2013 8:10 am

Re: Which Buddha is this?

Post by shaunc »

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.
User avatar
Tao
Posts: 400
Joined: Fri Aug 07, 2015 11:05 am
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Contact:

Re: Which Buddha is this?

Post by Tao »

Svastika स्वस्तिक
kendali
Posts: 20
Joined: Fri Jul 08, 2011 6:38 pm
Location: High Desert

Re: Which Buddha is this?

Post by kendali »

I didn't even think about the svastika. Also, my picture wasn't rotated when I previewed/uploaded it via mobile. Weird.
Admin_PC
Former staff member
Posts: 4860
Joined: Wed Sep 19, 2012 11:17 pm

Re: Which Buddha is this?

Post by Admin_PC »

FWIW - neither of my Amitabha statues have the svastika and one of them is very similar to the picture, in the exact same posture.
kendali
Posts: 20
Joined: Fri Jul 08, 2011 6:38 pm
Location: High Desert

Re: Which Buddha is this?

Post by kendali »

I guess the question would be is that an alms bowl or Amida's bowl full of amrita?
jmlee369
Posts: 693
Joined: Tue Aug 09, 2011 1:22 am

Re: Which Buddha is this?

Post by jmlee369 »

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.
kendali
Posts: 20
Joined: Fri Jul 08, 2011 6:38 pm
Location: High Desert

Re: Which Buddha is this?

Post by kendali »

Thank you! :twothumbsup:
User avatar
Queequeg
Former staff member
Posts: 14462
Joined: Tue Jul 03, 2012 3:24 pm

Re: Which Buddha is this?

Post by Queequeg »

Could be Bhaisajyaguru, holding a jar of medicine.

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,
Admin_PC
Former staff member
Posts: 4860
Joined: Wed Sep 19, 2012 11:17 pm

Re: Which Buddha is this?

Post by Admin_PC »

Bhaisajyaguru almost always has a stem of the Myrobalan, with Aruna fruit in his right hand:
Image
Bhaisajyaguru left, Shakyamuni middle, Amitabha right:
Image
User avatar
Tsongkhapafan
Posts: 1244
Joined: Sat Jan 01, 2011 9:36 am

Re: Which Buddha is this?

Post by Tsongkhapafan »

Definitely Amitabha.
kendali
Posts: 20
Joined: Fri Jul 08, 2011 6:38 pm
Location: High Desert

Re: Which Buddha is this?

Post by kendali »

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!
Post Reply

Return to “Media”