Antique Hand Carved Wooden Japanese Buddha

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This is a beautiful old hand-carved wooden statue of a standing Amida Buddha (Amitabha) Meiji/Taisho period 7.75" tall!Amida is one of the loftiest savior figures in Japanese Buddhism, and Amida faith is concerned primarily with the life to come in Amida's Pure Land Paradise of Utmost Bliss. Amida is the central deity of Japan's popular Pure Land Sects. Amida, which means Infinite Light or Infinite Life, is one of the loftiest savior figures in Japanese Buddhism, and Amida faith is concerned primarily with the life to come. Amida is also one of the Five Buddha of Wisdom. The world-famous Big Buddha statue in Kamakura, around 15 meters in height, is Amida Buddha. Before attaining Buddhahood, Amida was known as Hozo Bodhisattva (Sanskrit = Dharmakara). Hozo made 48 Vows which serve as the basis for the modern vows taken by lay followers, monks, and nuns in Tibet, China, and Japan. In the 48 Vows, Hozo pledged that, upon attaining Buddhahood, he would create the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss (the Japanese terms Jodo = Pure Land, and Gokuraku = Land of Ultimate Bliss, refer to the same realm). Hozo guaranteed rebirth t to anyone who recites his name with utmost sincerity, even those on their death bed. Hozo fulfilled the vows and tafter became Amida Buddha. The Pure Land Sects devoted to Amida Buddha are even today among the most read more

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