Cosmic Buddhas in the Himalayas – The Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/cosmic-buddhas
For the devout, the veneration of these five [celestial] Buddhas offered a direct path to breaking free of the cycle of rebirth, a goal facilitated by their innumerable manifestations that make up the Himalayan Buddhist pantheon.
In fact, Amoghasiddhi shares the important hand gesture of approachability (abhayamudra
