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Amitabha
Tibet - Copper alloy - height 16 cm. - 18th century
Amitabha is a Buddha who possesses infinite merits by virtue of the many good deeds performed during his countless lives as a bodhisattva (Buddha is a complete, such as Gautama Buddha), has long been out of samsara, lives in the "Pure Land that is located over the West, beyond the confines of this world. Thanks to the strength of votes from jurors when he was a bodhisattva, Amitabha retains the ability to revive those who rely on this Western Paradise, where they can study the Dharma under his leadership and thus become a bodhisattva and Buddha in their turn, the purpose end of every soul in Mahayana Buddhism.
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