The practice of (*) niÃ nfÃ³ stems from one of this figure's 48 vows.
A Tibetan funerary practice involves visualizing the syllable hrih being pushed through the top of the head into the heart of this figure at death, leaving a tiny hole at the top of one's skull. This figure is often depicted at the top of fields of merit. A depiction of this figure shows him descending with 25 bodhisattvas to pick up a figure after death. A sixteenÂ­footÂ­tall statue of this figure was built by Jōchō using the yosegi technique and is found in Phoenix Hall. The practice of (*) niÃ nfÃ³ stems from one of this figure's 48 vows. According to one sutra, people are reborn into one of nine afterlives in this figure's realm. That realm, Sukhavati, is known as the Western Pure Land. For 10 points, name this subject of the Infinite Life sutra, whose name is repeated a lot in Pure Land Buddhism.
A Tibetan funerary practice involves visualizing the syllable hrih being pushed through the top of the head into the heart of this figure at death, leaving a tiny hole at the top of one's skull.
Amitabha Buddha [or Amida Butsu; or Amitayus]