Image title: Amitabha (Tibet, 17th century)

This Copper sculpture shows an image of Amitabha/Amityus, from the 17th/18th century origination from Tibet.—Materials used: Copper alloy, gilt, cold gold, paint, semi-precious stones.

Description: Amitabha or Amitayus (“Boundless Light” or “Boundless Life”), the most popular of the Five Buddhas, presides over Sukhavati, the Western Paradise. As Amitayus he holds the vase of immortality.

Gallery information:

The Patan Museum is located on the Durbar square of Patan (Lalitpur/Lalitapura, Kathmandu, Nepal) which is associated Keshav Narayan Chowk (Keshavnarayan)—a form of Lord Vishnu. Being listed as a World Heritage Site, the whole of Durbar square is filled with exquisite temples, sculptures and other ancient structures, of which the ancient history history can be traced to the Malla Kings of Lalitpur. It is an important site for both Buddhism and Hinduism.