阿弥陀仏(あみだぶつ)

あみだぶつ
noun
Amitabha Buddha; Amida Buddha
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1. Amitabha Buddha; Amida Buddha
a celestial buddha in Mahayana Buddhism, central to Pure Land Buddhism, who vows to save all beings who call upon his name
南無(なむ)阿弥陀仏(あみだぶつ)と唱(とな)えた。
I chanted 'Namu Amida Butsu.'
この寺(てら)の本尊(ほんぞん)は阿弥陀仏(あみだぶつ)だ。
The principal image of this temple is Amitabha Buddha.
浄土宗(じょうどしゅう)では、阿弥陀仏(あみだぶつ)の名(な)を唱(とな)えることで極楽(ごくらく)浄土(じょうど)に生(う)まれ変(か)われると教(おし)えている。
In Jodo Buddhism, it is taught that by chanting the name of Amitabha Buddha, one can be reborn in the Pure Land.

The name comes from Sanskrit 'Amitabha' meaning 'infinite light.' 阿弥陀仏(あみだぶつ) is the central figure in Japanese Pure Land Buddhism (浄土宗(じょうどしゅう) and 浄土真宗(じょうどしんしゅう)), the most widely practiced forms of Buddhism in Japan. The chant 南無阿弥陀仏(なむあみだぶつ) ('I take refuge in Amida Buddha') is one of the most recognizable religious phrases in Japanese culture.

Common collocations

  • 南無(なむ)阿弥陀仏(あみだぶつ): 'Namu Amida Butsu' — the nenbutsu chant
  • 阿弥陀仏(あみだぶつ)の像(ぞう): statue of Amitabha Buddha
  • 阿弥陀仏(あみだぶつ)を拝(おが)む: to pray to Amitabha Buddha
  • 阿弥陀仏(あみだぶつ)の救(すく)い: the salvation of Amitabha Buddha

Related words

  • 念仏(ねんぶつ): nenbutsu — the practice of chanting the name of Amitabha
  • 浄土(じょうど): Pure Land — the paradise of Amitabha Buddha
  • 阿弥陀如来(あみだにょらい): Amitabha Tathagata — the more formal title

Related Words

Related: 念仏(ねんぶつ) (nenbutsu)
Related: 浄土(じょうど) (Pure Land)
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Added 2026.4.22 23:43 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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