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阿弥陀如来
Also known as Amitabha, Amida Butsu, Amitoufo, Amida Buddha, Amitābha
大乗仏教の如来の一つ
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Amitābha Buddha, whose name means "Measureless Light," is one of the principal Buddhas in Mahayana Buddhism and is especially important in East Asian Buddhist traditions, where he is the most widely worshipped Buddhist figure. He is revered across multiple cultures and languages—including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Tibetan communities—and is also known as Amitāyus, meaning "Measureless Life."
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Key facts
- Buddha.name
- Amitābha
- Buddha.image
- Kamakura Budda Daibutsu front 1885.jpg
- Buddha.caption
- The Great Buddha of Kamakura in the Kōtoku-in temple
- Buddha.burmese_name
- အမိတာဘ
- Buddha.vietnamese_name
- A Di Đà Phật (阿彌陀佛)
- Buddha.japanese_name
- , (romaji: Amida Butsu, Amida Nyorai)
- Buddha.korean_name
- 아미타불RR: Amitabul
- Buddha.mongolian_name
- АюушAyushᠠᠶᠤᠱᠢ
- Buddha.veneration
- Mahayana, Vajrayana
- Buddha.attributes
- Infinite light, infinite longevity
- Buddha.Gandhari Prakrit
- Amidā'a
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Article · 日本語
阿弥陀如来（あみだにょらい）は、大乗仏教の如来の一つである。浄土教系の仏教では、「南無阿弥陀仏」という称名念仏により浄土に往生できるという阿弥陀信仰を説く。西方にある極楽浄土という仏国土（浄土）の教主とされる（東方は薬師如来）。五智如来においては、西方に位置する観自在王如来と同一視するが、真言宗では阿弥陀が法蔵菩薩であったときに師事した仏として、別尊とする。
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