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Amitābha [2] (Sanskrit pronunciation: [ɐmɪˈtaːbʱɐ]), also known as Amita Buddha (Chinese: 阿彌陀佛; pinyin: Ēmítuó fó) or Amida Buddha (Japanese: 阿弥陀如来 あみだにょらい, Hepburn: Amida nyorai), is the principal Buddha of Pure Land Buddhism.
Painting of the Amida Buddha descending from heaven in a raigō procession (14th century) Raigō (Japanese: 来迎, lit. "welcoming approach"; Sanskrit: pratyudyāna) in Japanese Buddhism is the appearance of the Amida Buddha on a "purple" cloud (紫雲) at the time of one's death. [1]
Amida Nyorai (無量光佛 or 無量壽佛), commonly referred to as Amida-butsu (阿弥陀如来), he is the primary Buddha of the Pure Land school of Buddhism. He is believed to possess infinite meritorious qualities and is known as the "Lord of the Beyond and the Afterlife." He is one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas.
According to estimates by the Japanese Government's Agency for Cultural Affairs, as of 2018, Buddhism was the predominant religion in Japan with about 84 million adherents or about 69% of the Japanese population, while Shinto had the second most, though a large number of people practice elements of both. [1]
The Raigō of Amida and Twenty-Five Attendants, or Rapid Descent of Amida is a 14th century Japanese scroll painting on silk completed during the late Kamakura period. Currently located in the temple of Chion-in , in Kyoto , the painting depicts the salvation of the deceased by the Buddha Amitābha , and twenty-five bodhisattvas , among them ...
The Amida Triad has been identified based upon the corresponding bodhisattvas, the water-jug in the crown of the left bodhisattva denotes it as Seishi, and the right bodhisattva is identified as Kannon based upon the Buddha in their crown, therefore identifing the central Buddha as Amitābha. [4] [6] Kannon component of the Triad
Japanese copy of the Pure Land Taima Mandala, which is based on the Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra Yamashita Gen-yu's (1832–1934) calligraphy of the characters of the nianfo. Pure Land is one of the most widely practiced traditions of Buddhism in East Asia. It may be the dominant form of Buddhism in China, Japan, Vietnam and Korea. [163]
In Chinese and Japanese Pure Land Buddhism, the Primal Vow or Fundamental Vow (本願, hongan) is the 18th vow that is part of a series of 48 vows that Amitābha made in the Infinite Life Sutra. The Temple of the Primal Vow, Hongan-ji , is located in Kyoto , Japan .