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Amitayus Buddha

Amitayus (Tib.: Ce-dpag-med ), Buddha of Boundless Life, is closely associated with the Dhyani Buddha Amitabha. As heads of the Padma Buddha family, they are spiritual sources from which emanate the compassionate Buddhisattva Avalokiteshvara and Tara.

He sits in the diamond posture, with both hands flat in the contemplation gesture (dhyâna mudra), holding a vase of elixir of immortaly with a stylized "tree of life" on top of it. 

Amitayus resides in Sukhavati, the Western Paradise, where those who invoke the blessings of Amitabha can be reborn. Rebirth in Sukhavati, where conditions are perfect for attaining enlightens, is earned through merit and faith.

In contrast to the uncrowned Amitabha he wears the fivefold Buddha crown. Both are helding the contemplation gesture. His light red color sets him apart from Amitabha, whose red color is darker.

Amitabha Buddha

Amitabha means "Infinite Light." Amitabha's Discriminating Wisdom conquers the poison of the passions – all cravings, covetousness, greed and lust. With this wisdom, the disciple discerns all beings separately yet knows every being as an individual expression of the One. In the mandala of the Dhyani Buddhas, Amitabha is positioned to the west. His color is rose (red), the color of the setting sun. Amitabha Buddha rules over the element of fire and personifies the Skandha of perception. Thus, the eye and the faculty of seeing are associated with Amitabha. The peacock, with "eyes" on its plumes, is his throne-bearer. The peacock symbolizes grace. Amitabha's symbol is the padma, or lotus, placed between him and Vairochana in this Mandala. In Buddhism, the lotus can symbolize many things, including spiritual enfoldment, purity, the true nature of beings realized through enlightenment, and compassion, the purified form of passion. Amitabha denotes "Boundless Light" or Incomprehensible.