Amitābha

[ uh-mi-tah-buh ]

/ ˌʌ mɪˈtɑ bə /

noun Sanskrit.

Amida.

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Examples from the Web for amitabha

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
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
The earthly shell in which the soul of Amitabha lives on through time!
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 universeJapanese name: Amida

Word Origin for Amitabha

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

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