Tiny Thangka of Aparmmita is hand-painted in Nepal. This Thangka is painted by Thangka artists in Nepal. Aparimita Buddha is also known as Amitayus Buddha.
Aparimita Buddha is presented at the center of the thangka. He is always seated on a lotus with hands-on his lap holding a vase with the nectar of immortality (amrita). Aparimita Buddha is worshipped for lengthening the life span.
Iconography of Aparimita Buddha
Aparmita Buddha is red in color. His two hands are in dhyana mudra and hold an ambrosia vase. He usually wears all the ornaments of different kinds peculiar to a Sambhogakaya Buddha.
He is never depicted with any consort. He wears a crown and has Ushnisha and Urnakosh in his body. Buddha Aparimita is invoked or worshipped for lengthening the life span or fast relief from dreadful diseases or from mortal danger.
In Nepalese Mahayana tradition, the dharani of Buddha Aparimita is often recited by the devotees in the presence of dying patients. The recitation of this dharani is said to be efficacious when carried out in utter sincerity. It is said that the famous Madhyamika Buddhist philosopher Arya Nagarjuna had escaped his early death after the recitation of this dharani for one complete day and night.
Mantra of Aparmita
The Mantra of Aparmita Buddha is "OM AMARANI JIVAN TIYE SVAHA"
