Black Amitabha thangka is handpainted on cotton canvas by a Thangka artist from Nepal. Amitabha is head of the Lotus Family. It is one of the oldest & significant of the Five Buddha Families.
Amitabha Buddha is presented at the center of the thangka. This family represents love, purity, compassion & peace. Amitabha Pureland is a place of infinite bliss & boundless light.
Iconography of Amitabha buddha
Amitabha Buddha is presented at the top of the Chenrezig in the painting. Amitabha is head of the Lotus Family, one of the oldest & significant of the Five Buddha Families. This family represents love, purity, compassion & peace. Amitabha Purelandis a place of infinite bliss & boundless light.
Amitabha Buddha is also one of the five Tathagatas representing the wisdoAmitabha Buddha is also one of the five Tathagatas representing the wisdom of discriminating awareness. Amitabha Buddha is red in color. He is represented in the stupa facing to the west. He rides on a peacock symbolizing that he can take away the suffering of others just as the peacock eats poisonous plants and yet his tail shines forth.
