The Buddha Amitayus Attended by Bodhisattvas, 11th or early 12th century, Tibet, Distemper on cloth, Overall: 54 1/2 x 41 3/4 in. (138. 4 x 106. 1 cm), Paintings, The cult of Amitayus, the Buddha of Eternal Life, was popular in Tibet, where his followers believed that devotion to this Buddha would prolong life. Amitayus is shown holding a jar containing the elixir of immortality, amrita, in his lap