Amida Nyorai, known in Sanskrit as Amitabha, is the Buddha of Infinite Light widely venerated in Japanese Pure Land Buddhism as the presiding presence of the Western Pure Land, or Gokuraku. Devotion to Amida centers on the recitation of the nembutsu, the invocation of his name, which adherents believe enables rebirth in his pure land after death. The pairing with the elephant figure Kichizo reflects a syncretic association drawn from broader Buddhist iconography linking auspicious creatures with fortune and blessing, though this connection is not part of Amida's core canonical role, which remains fundamentally soteriological rather than tied to material wealth.