Amitabha Buddha is one of the Pancha Dhyani Buddhas representing Pratyavekshanajnana, the wisdom of discriminating awareness and is red in colour. Amitabha Buddha is placed facing to the west in the stupa, rides on peacock symbolizing that he can take away the suffering of others just as the peacock eats poisonous plants and yet his tail shines forth. Amitabha Buddha is in Dhyana Mudra.
