The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sadhanamala and Other Cognate Tantric Texts of Rituals c10.s2.4
The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sādhanamālā and Other Cognate Tāntric Texts of Rituals c10.s2.4
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c10.s2.4
“On the western petal on the disc of the sun there is Amitābha of red colour originating from the red syllable Hrīḥ. He has a lotus as his sign and he exhibits the Samādhi Mudrā in his two hands. He is of the nature of the cosmic element of Samjñā (name), is an embodiment of attachment and belongs to the Lotus family. He stands for the vital fluid, and is endowed with the Pratyavekṣaṇā (looking after)