Amitabha

Amitābha
The Great Buddha of Kamakura in the Kōtoku-in temple
Sanskrit	अमिताभः IAST: Amitābhaḥ अमितायुः IAST: Amitāyuḥ
Burmese	အမိတာဘ
Chinese	阿弥陀佛, 阿彌陀佛 Pinyin: Āmítuó Fó
Japanese	阿弥陀仏（あみだぶつ）, 阿弥陀如来（あみだにょらい） (romaji: Amida Butsu, Amida Nyorai)
Korean	아미타불 RR: Amitabul
Vietnamese	A Di Đà Phật

Amitābha is one of the main Buddhas of Mahayana Buddhism. Amitābha rules the Western Pure Land. He is worshipped in Mahayana Buddhism especially Pure Land Buddhism. He is one of the most widely worshipped Buddhas.

References

1. ↑ "阿彌陀佛". 25 June 2023.
2. 1 2 Lévi, Sylvain; Takakusu, Junjir; Demiéville, Paul; Watanabe, Kaigyoku (1929). Hobogirin: Dictionnaire encyclopédique de bouddhisme d'après les sources chinoises et japonaises, Paris: Maisonneuve, vols. 1–3, pp. 24–29
3. 1 2 Williams (2008), p. 238.
4. 1 2 阿彌陀 Amitâbha, Digital Dictionary of Buddhism
5. ↑ Williams (2008), p. 240.
6. ↑ "What is the Nembutsu?". Buddhism for Beginners. Retrieved 2024-06-22.

Bibliography

• Williams, Paul (2008). Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations, Routledge.

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