I asked and GOD Micheal confirmed that Satan/That evil Snake influenced the buddhism development in ancient time and removed or substituted Amitabha’s name with Vairocana’s name in sutras (more detail in later post). Furthermore, Satan misled people to show Shakyamuni Buddha in a triad to remove Amitabha’s name especially in the origination country India, so as to remove the one God concept.
In East Asian Buddhism, mainly the Pure Land School of the Mahayana Buddhism, Amitābha is most often depicted as part of a triad with the two bodhisattvas Avalokiteśvara (Compassion) and Mahāsthāmaprāpta (Wisdom), representing the core of the Pure Land tradition.
Only in Amitabha (the God) level, would he be accompanied by these other two important bodhisattvas, one representing compassion and the other representing wisdom. That means many statues of Shakyamuni Buddha in a triad such as these in below were mistaken or a distortion of the one God concept influenced by Satan/that evil snake.
Shakyamuni Buddha statue in front of the wall of the great stupa at Sanchi. (The whole background setting mimicked Amitabha’s )
Shakyamuni Buddha statue in front of his stupa; (his face was also made to mimic Amitabha)
According to my research, Mahayana Buddhism was popular from around 100 BC to 300 AD then subsequently declined and was replaced by Hinduism in India. Similar to Christian, Buddhists were being persecuted by kings influenced by Satan/HIM several times. The one Buddha/God concept was being replaced with many Buddhas/Gods concepts, especially in Theravāda Buddhism and Vajrayāna Buddhism.
Chinese Buddhism, which got the early Mahayana Buddhism sutras passed into the country, doesn’t have the concept of worshiping Shakyamuni Buddha in its culture. If you ask an ordinary Chinese person who they think the Buddha in their temple is, they will let you know he is Amitabha Buddha or the Buddha. Most temples inside China indeed only put up Amitabha or Amitabha in a triad. If you asked if Shakyamuni Buddha could be put above Avalokiteśvara (Guan Yin, in Chinese: 观音) in a triad, they would think it’s a wrong setting as Avalokiteśvara(Guan Yin) was a higher level buddha in their concept. All the monks in Chinese temples only greet others by saying “Namo Amitofuo” to pay homage to Amitabha. So by default, the Buddha in Chinese Buddhism meant Amitabha, which means Amitabha was the Buddha/the God in the original Buddhism.
In summary, Satan/HIM/That evil snake not only twisted Buddhism sutras, suppressed and persecuted Buddhists but also distorted the Buddha image/statues.
May 18, 2025