Framed tangka depicting Amitayus Buddha with Myriad Emanations. Amitayus is an esoteric form of the Buddha Amitabha, who presides over the buddhaverse Sukhavati. He shows the fact that full knowledge of reality in englightenment grants not only freedom from rebirth in the compulsive life cycle but also the infinite power of embodiment moved by compassion for others. This message is driven home in this exquisite icon by the myriads of smaller Amitayus figures that emanate from the central figure.