Amitabha, "The Buddha of Infinite Light," is the Buddha of the Pure Land of Sukhavati, the Land of Great Bliss. Practitioners invoke Amitabha's name to ensure good health and longevity, and to attain rebirth in Sukhavati, where conditions for enlightenment are most favorable. Amitabha sits on a lotus throne decorated with the feathers of a peacock. As the peacock’s brilliant colors come from the venom of the snakes they eat, so devotion to Amitabha transforms the three poisons of greed, anger, and delusion into their antidotes: generosity, compassion, and wisdom.
Residential retreat center offering workshops and retreats focusing on practices and teachings related to engaged Buddhism, on how to live in our world responsibly.
