The Buddha Amitayus Attended by Bodhisattvas, 11th or early 12th century, Tibet, Distemper on cloth, Overall: 54 1/2 x 41 3/4 in. (138.4 x 106.1 cm), Paintings, The cult of Amitayus, the Buddha of Eternal Life, was popular in Tibet, where his followers believed that devotion to this Buddha would prolong life. Amitayus is shown holding a jar containing the elixir of immortality, amrita, in his lap
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Buddha Amitayus Attended, Bodhisattvas, 11th, early 12th century, Tibet, Distemper, cloth, Overall, 54 1/2 x 41 3/4, 138.4 106.1 cm, Paintings, cult, Amitayus, Buddha, Eternal Life, popular, followers believed, devotion, prolong life, shown holding, jar containing, elixir, immortality, amrita, lap
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