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Amitābha
[ uh-mi-tah-buh ]
noun
, Sanskrit.
- a Buddha who rules over paradise, enjoying endless and infinite bliss.
Amitabha
/ ˌamiˈtɑbə /
noun
- Buddhism (in Pure Land sects) a Bodhisattva who presides over a Pure Land in the west of the universe Japanese nameAmida
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Amitābha1
First recorded in 1830–40; from Sanskrit Amitābha- “Infinite Light,” equivalent to amita “infinite, boundless” + ābhā “light, splendor”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Amitābha1
Sanskrit, literally: immeasurable light, from amita infinite + ābhā light
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