Amida

[ah-mi-duh]

noun

Japanese.

1. Amitābha.

Amida

/ amidə /

noun

1. the Japanese name for Amitabha

Word History and Origins

Origin of Amida¹

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

An otherwise common inscription of the nembutsu prayer for Amida Buddha is cast on one side.

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When a strong light is trained on it, however, that image is projected onto a wall to reveal Amida standing on a lotus blossom and radiating beams of light.

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Depicting the benevolent Amida Buddha, who offered paradise to believers, some had silk cords extending from the buddha’s hands that the expiring person could grasp.

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Sixth-century Christian physician Aetios of Amida and Paulos of Aigina, who came a century later, were said to have provided instructions for performing abortions and making contraceptives.

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And as for transactional, nothing beats the efficacy of an 18th-century Japanese icon of the Buddha Amida, of Limitless Life. if your eyes are on it the moment you die, you sail straight through TSA PreCheck to Paradise.

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