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jou-in Amida@’θˆσˆ’–ν‘Ι
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Amida with the jou-in ’θˆσ or *zenjou-in ‘T’θˆσ (Sk:dhyanamudra; concentration/meditation mudra). *Amida ˆ’–ν‘Ι seated in the full lotus position with both hands facing up resting on his lap with the thumb and forefinger of each hand touching and forming a circle while the other fingers lie flat. The earliest example is seen in the Muryouju Bosatsu –³—ΚŽυ•μŽF located to the west of the central eight petaled lotus section of the *Taizoukai mandara ‘Ω‘ ŠE™ΦδΆ—…. It was brought back from China by *Kuukai ‹σŠC (774-835) in 806 and resides in the collection of Jingoji _ŒμŽ›, Kyoto. Jou-in Amida is thus associated with Esoteric Buddhism mikkyou –§‹³. Variations include similar poses with the thumb forming a circle with the middle and ring fingers. These Amida jou-in mudras are associated with the highest class and three highest levels of birth in Amida's Pure Land joudo ς“y.
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