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title: Buddha, Probably Amitabha
date: "2022-01-27T04:30:44-07:00"
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# Buddha, Probably Amitabha

[Image](https://lustygallant.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_4574.jpg)

early 7th century. China. The position of the Buddha’s arms indicates that the hands were once held in a gesture of meditation and suggests that this sculpture represents Amitabha, a celestial Buddha who presides over his Western Paradise.