Amitābha

[ uh-mi-tah-buh ]

nounSanskrit.

a Buddha who rules over paradise, enjoying endless and infinite bliss.

Origin of Amitābha

First recorded in 1830–40; from Sanskrit Amitābha- “Infinite Light,” equivalent to amita “infinite, boundless” + ābhā “light, splendor”

Japanese A·mi·da [ah-mi-duh] /ˈɑ mɪ də/ .

See also Pure Land.

Words Nearby Amitābha

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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 Hedin
Whatever others may say of me I will recite sutras kneeling before Amitabha Buddha.
Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan | Various
Amitabha is the Sanskrit of Amida, or the deification of boundless light.
The Religions of Japan | William Elliot Griffis
After 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 Amitabha

Amitabha

/ (ˌamiˈtɑbə) /

noun

Buddhism (in Pure Land sects) a Bodhisattva who presides over a Pure Land in the west of the universe: Japanese name: Amida

Origin of Amitabha

Sanskrit, literally: immeasurable light, from amita infinite + ābhā light

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