AMIDA

Meaning of AMIDA in English

/ah"mi deuh/ , n. Buddhism.

a Buddha who rules over paradise, enjoying endless and infinite bliss. Cf. Pure Land .

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ENNIN — born 794, Tsuga district, Shimotsuke province, Japan died Feb. 24, 864, Japan Japanese Buddhist who founded the Sammon branch of …
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AMITABHA — Japanese Amida Saviour deity worshiped by followers of Pure Land Buddhism in Japan. According to the Sukhavati-vyuha-sutra (Pure Land sutra …
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SHIN — I. ˈshin noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English shine, from Old English scinu; akin to Middle Dutch schene shin, …
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AMIDIST — I. -_də̇st adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Japanese Amida + English -ist : of or relating to Amidism II. noun …
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JODO — ˈjō(ˌ)dō noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Japanese jōdo 1. : pure land 2. : a Japanese Buddhist …
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AMIDISM — ˈaməˌdizəm noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Japanese Amida the Buddha Amitabha (from Chinese a 4 -mi 2 …
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SHIN SHU — () The leading and most progressive Buddhist sect of Japan, resting its faith rather upon Amida than Gautama Buddha. Rites …
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SHIN — /shin, sheen/ , n. Buddhism. a Japanese offshoot of the Pure Land Sect, requiring only faith in Amida for salvation …
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SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA — /sud dur"meuh poon dur"ee keuh/ , n. Buddhism. a Mahayana sutra, forming with its references to Amida and the Bodhisattvas …
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PURE LAND — Buddhism. a paradise believed by the followers of a Mahayana sect (Pure Land sect) to be ruled over by a …
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NEMBUTSU — /nem booh"tsoo/ , n. Japanese. meditation on the name of Amida.
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SHINRAN — born 1173, near Kyoto died Jan. 9, 1263, Kyoto original name Matsuwaka-Maru, also called Han'en, Shakku, Zenshin, or Gutoku Shinran, …
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PURE LAND BUDDHISM
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JOHN OF EPHESUS, — born c. 507, , Amida, Mesopotamia died c. 586, , Chalcedon, Bithynia, Asia Minor also called John Of Asia Monophysite …
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JOCHO — died 1057, Japan Amida Myorai by Jocho, 1053, Heian period. Wood covered with gold leaf on a polychrome wood lotus …
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DIYARBAKIR — also spelled Diyarbekir, historically Amida city, southeastern Turkey, on the right bank of the Tigris River. The name means district …
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AMIDISM — sect of Mahayana Buddhism centring on worship of Amida (in Japanese; Sanskrit Amitabha; Chinese O-mi-t'o-fo), Buddha (Buddha of Infinite Light), …
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ENNIN — born 794, Tsuga district, Shimotsuke province, Japan died Feb. 24, 864, Japan Japanese Buddhist who founded the Sammon branch of …
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AMITABHA — n. Japanese Amida Saviour deity worshiped by followers of Pure Land Buddhism in Japan. According to the Sukhavati-vyuha-sutra (Pure Land …
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