To view an individual sutra, please scroll further down. Amitābha (Sanskrit pronunciation: [ɐmɪˈtaːbʱɐ]), also known as Amida or Amitāyus, is a celestial buddha according to the scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism. Amitabha is a celestial buddha described in the ancient scriptures of the Mahayana school of Buddhism.The Sanskrit word ”Amitabha” literally translates as ”boundless life” or ”boundless light.” The two words “Amita Buddha” are inconceivable, and within the Buddhadharma, He is a “great Dharma King.” He is also the Buddha in the Land of Ultimate Bliss (Pure Land), in which all beings enjoy unbounded happiness.According to the Mahayana Sutra of Immeasurable Life, In some versions of the Mahayana sutra, Dharmakara is described as a former king who, having come into contact with the Buddhist sacred teachings through the Lokesvararaja Buddha (the 53rd Buddha in the history of existence), renounced his throne.Amitabha Buddha’s unsurpassable forty-eight vows were generated slowly during Dharmakara’s hundred billion years of study and five eons of cultivation.
Amitabha, Sanskrit word, literally means boundless light and boundless life. In Infinite Life Sutra, 無量壽經 or Larger Pure Land Sutra, Sakyamuni Buddha spoke of how the Bodhisattva Dharmakara, after witnessing the suffering of sentient beings, spent five eons studying all the Buddha lands. Thank you, He perfected all that he learned from his cultivation and study of the Buddhaland in the 10 directions to create the ideal land without any negative elements.The word “Namo” is a transliteration from Sanskrit, an ancient Indian language. Furthermore, there are sculptures of Amitabha in dhyani mudras as well as bronzes of Amitābha in abhaya mudra from the This article is about the Buddha. Lama Zopa Rinpoche offering prayers in front of the Amitabha statue at Buddha Amitabha Pure Land, Washington, US, July 2014. It still implies a sense of "Other", which is good in a Pure Land practice as you want to maintain this presence of Other Power. Sutras in which Gautama Buddha expounds the glories of Sukhavati, the Pure Lands, speak of the presiding Buddha sometimes as Amitābha and sometimes as Amitāyus. We are a Buddhist Foundation based in Taipei city, Taiwan. In greeting and taking leave, individuals join their palms in front of the chest and, with a slight bow toward one another, say ”Amituofo.””One who would mindfully chant “Amituofo” will be reborn in the Western Pure Land. It signifies ”to take refuge.”This does not mean that we take refuge with the Three Jewels (BuddhaIn Japanese, it means “Namu Amida Butsu”. Rather than daydreaming or singing a pop tune in the mind, practitioners switch to reciting Namo Amitabha whenever one remembers. The "a mi tuo" is the transliteration of the Sanskrit word "amita" which means "boundless" (无量, "wuliang"). He is the Buddha in the Land of Ultimate Bliss (Pure Land), in which all beings enjoy unbounded happiness. Greetings from "the Buddha Educational Foundation" in Taiwan.
Amitāyus is an emanation of Amitābha. “Namo Amitabha Buddha” Namo Amitabha Buddha is one of the most taught recitation in Pure Land Buddhism and this phrase is even known to Non-Buddhists, Dharma learner even though they do not possess the doctrines of Pure Land Buddhism.There are many Buddha who has existed in the history of mankind, and many are quite confused on who is Amitabha Buddha. When depicted as Amitāyus he is depicted in fine clothes and jewels and as Amitābha in simple monk's clothing. Amitāyus—the Buddha of Infinite Life—and Amitābha—the Buddha of Infinite Light—are essentially identical, being reflective images of one another. Namo Amitabha - Namo Buddhaya Welcome to BuddhaSutra.com.
However, in Vajrayana Buddhism they use the Tibetan pronunciation which is “Om Ami Dewa Hri”. If you recite Amitabha’s name every day, when you die you will go to the blissful realm of Amitabha like a rocket, without any obstacle.
For other uses, see Amitābha statue in gold leaf with inlaid crystal eyes. In the versions of the sutra widely known in China, Vietnam, Korea and Japan, Dharmakāra's eighteenth vow was that any being in any universe desiring to be reborn into Amitābha's The sutra goes on to explain that Amitābha, after accumulating great merit over countless lives, finally achieved buddhahood and created a pure land called The basic doctrines concerning Amitābha and his vows are found in three canonical Mahāyāna texts:He is frequently invoked in Tibet either as Amitābha – especially in the In addition to using the mantras listed above, many Buddhist schools invoke Amitābha's name in a practice known as In Chinese, 阿弥陀佛 ("Āmítuófó"), sometimes pronounced "Ēmítuófó", is the Chinese pronunciation for the Sanskrit name of the Amitābha Buddha (Amida Buddha). We do this by saying ‘I entrust myself to Amida Buddha’ in different languages, most often using the Japanese: Namo Amida Bu. In Sanskrit, there are two variations “Om Amitabha Hrih” and also “Namo Amitabha Buddha”. Namo Amitabha Buddha said, June 11, 2010 @ 3:43 am.