AMITABHA (of unmeasured splendor)

ORIGIN Buddhist [India]. The fourth dhyanibuddha or meditation buddha.

KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP circa 500 BC to present.

SYNONYMS Vajradharma and possibly Amitayaus.

CENTER(S) OF CULT pan-Asiatic.

ART REFERENCES metal and stone sculptures, paintings.

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