APARMITA

Aparmita is the name given to Amitava in his character of “bestower of longevity.” Aparmita may be turned either into a Crowned Buddha or a Bodhisattva, and is therefore richly clad and wears the thirteen ornaments. Wine in an ambrosian vase is consecrated and  people partake of it as well as of sacred pills with the firm conviction that their lives will be prolonged through their faith in Aparmita.