Amitayus
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Buddha Amitayus is the Buddha of long life, good fortune and wisdom.
He is depicted as red in colour, holding a life vase brimming with the nectar of immortality.
Buddha Amitayus is the samboghakaya "enjoyment body" of Buddha Amitabha who is the "emanation body".[1]
Buddha Amitayus is practised extensively in Tibetan Buddhism and New Kadampa Tradition.
His short mantra is given as OM AMARANI ZEWÄNTEYE SÖHA or OM AMARANI JIWANTIYE SWAHA.