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| The sutra mentions the following six birds: white goose, shari (heron), peacock, parrot, kalavinka and jivamjivaka. The two in the foreground before the balustrade are a peacock and a white goose, and the four in flight are a kalavinka with the face of a heavenly maiden playing a flute, a two-headed jivamjivaka, a shari on the upper right-hand side, and a parrot on the lower left-hand side. Two more birds are on the right-hand tree, and one on the left-hand. These birds are manifested by Amida so that their singing can proclaim the Dharma. |