Amitabha means boundless light and boundless happiness. Amitabha is one of the most ancient dhayani buddhas. He is said to recite in the “Sukhabatti Bhavan?Land of Ultimate Bliss, in peaceful meditation. This is the Land of Amitabha Buddha, the world of utmost joy without suffering. With the spiritual power of Amitabha Buddha, all beings in this world will understand Buddhism easily and practice diligently, and attain enlightenment eventually. Therefore by reciting Amitabha Buddha’s name,Buddhist followers hope that they will be born in this Pure Land after their lives on earth. They even worship at times holding a patra on the same posture.

Amitabha is one of the most popular and well-known Buddha.Features of Amitabha Buddha are as follows:

1. Amitabha Buddha is represented by red color.

2. He exhibits Samadhi mudra with his two palms folded face up on top of the other lying on his lap.

3. When represented on the Stupa he always faces the west.

4. He has a lotus as his sign

5. His vehicle is peacock.

6. His eyes illuminate brilliant light, limitless like the oceans.

7. In the realm of his infinite light, all beings are transformed and Enlightened into countless Bodhisattvas and Buddha.

8. Amitabha has forty-eight great vows to establish and adorn his Pure Land. His Forty Eight Vows ensure our liberation

9. In Nine Lotus Stages we reach the ultimate shore of Enlightenment.