Amitabah Buddha / Buddha of Long Life
Amitabah Buddha / Buddha of Long Life

 

Amitabah Buddha

Devotion to Amitabha is at the centre of Pure Land Buddhism.

Amitabha was a king who renounced his kingdom to become a monk,
he practiced dilligently and realized enlightenment and became a Buddha.

Amitabha symbolizes mercy and wisdom and is also known as the Buddha of Long Life