Amitābha
[ uh-mi-tah-buh ]
/ ˌʌ mɪˈtɑ bə /
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noun Sanskrit.
a Buddha who rules over paradise, enjoying endless and infinite bliss.
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Japanese A·mi·da [ah-mi-duh] /ˈɑ mɪ də/ .
See also Pure Land.
Origin of Amitābha
First recorded in 1830–40; from Sanskrit Amitābha- “Infinite Light,” equivalent to amita “infinite, boundless” + ābhā “light, splendor”
Words nearby Amitābha
amirite, Amis, Amish, amiss, A miss is as good as a mile, Amitābha, amitate, amitosis, amitriptyline, Amittai, amity
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How to use Amitābha in a sentence
The earthly shell in which the soul of Amitabha lives on through time!
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 1 (of 2)|Sven HedinWhatever others may say of me I will recite sutras kneeling before Amitabha Buddha.
Amitabha is the Sanskrit of Amida, or the deification of boundless light.
The Religions of Japan|William Elliot GriffisAfter the decease, Amitabha clothes himself in the body of a newly born boy, and the difficulty is to discover where this boy is.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 1 (of 2)|Sven Hedin
British Dictionary definitions for Amitābha
Amitabha
/ (ˌamiˈtɑbə) /
noun
Buddhism (in Pure Land sects) a Bodhisattva who presides over a Pure Land in the west of the universeJapanese name: Amida
Word Origin for Amitabha
Sanskrit, literally: immeasurable light, from amita infinite + ābhā light
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