The Immortality Buddha and Bodhisattvas.

Amitayus Buddha, White Tara and Namgyalma / Ushnisha Vijaya are known as the three long-life Buddha and Bodhisattvas in the Vajrayana Buddhism. In the Vajrayana Buddhism a Buddha is described as having three bodies: a form body (Nirmanakaya), an apparitional body (Sambhogakaya) and an ultimate truth body (Dharmakaya). 

Amitabha [阿彌陀佛] and Amitayus [無量壽佛] are the same Buddha. Amitayus is the manifestation of Amitabha Buddha for longevity.  Amita literally means "Infinite" Ayus means "Life" So take it together Amitayus means " Buddha whose life is boundless". Amitabha Buddha is the form body and the second, Amitayus Buddha, is the apparitional body. The important iconographic difference between the two, Buddhas :-   

Amitabha Buddha 

Amitabha has a Buddha appearance. Amitabha Buddha is depicted red in color and holds a black begging bowl in the lap with both hands. 

Amitayus Buddha

Amitayus  Buddha has a Bodhisattva appearance, Amitayus Buddha also depicted red in color and holds a long-life vase in the lap with both hands. The long life vase, which contains the nectar of immortality.  Amitayus Buddha is belongs to one of most the important and popular set known as the Three Long-life Buddha families, namely  the followings:-

White Tara 

White Tara (Sitatara) is associated with long life. Her mantra is often chanted with a particular person in mind. She’s another representation of compassion, and she’s pictured as being endowed with seven eyes. (Look at the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, and her forehead) to symbolize the watchfulness of the compassionate mind.

Ushnisha Vijaya / Namgyalma

Ushnisha Vijaya / Namgyalma combines aspects of three deities (for this reason her three heads), each associated with a Sadhana (wish). Ushnisha Vijaya has a white colored body, three faces and eight arms. The middle face is white symbolizing the elimination for all misfortunes, the right face is yellow manifests her Compassion for all beings, and the left face is blue and to some extent wrathful signifies her skill at cutting through ignorance through wrathful means......

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By practising and reciting the mantras of Amitayus Buddha, White Tara and Namgyalma or Ushnisha Vijaya can save us from untimely death. We can recite the mantras of the Amitayus Buddha, White Tara and Namgyalma or Ushnisha Vijaya for our spiritual Gurus, Lamas or love ones, so that they will remain long life and healthy. 

With the recitation of prayers for our precious Gurus, master and teachers that they will be able to turn the wheel of Dharma as long as possible to benefit all sentient beings in the Samsara world. 

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