Known as Tsepagme, he is an aspect of Amitabha, and the embodiment of infinite life and the focus of practices that ward off untimely or premature death. Cradling vases of immortality in their left hands, Amitayus and his wisdom consort embrace each other in yab-yum fashion, waving long-life arrows with mirrors, and silk ribbons of the five colors. Accomplishment in his practices ensures a healing of sicknesses and imbalances in the five elements of the body and confers the blessings of extended life. Along with Amitabha and Chenrezig, he is also associated with the P'howa tradition of the Nyingma school.