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单词 amitābha
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Amitābha

[ uh-mi-tah-buh ]
/ ˌʌ mɪˈtɑ bə /

noun Sanskrit.

a Buddha who rules over paradise, enjoying endless and infinite bliss.
Japanese A·mi·da [ah-mi-duh] /ˈɑ mɪ də/ .
See also Pure Land.

Origin of Amitābha

First recorded in 1830–40; from Sanskrit Amitābha- “Infinite Light,” equivalent to amita “infinite, boundless” + ābhā “light, splendor”

Words nearby Amitābha

amirite, Amis, Amish, amiss, A miss is as good as a mile, Amitābha, amitate, amitosis, amitriptyline, Amittai, amity
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Example sentences from the Web for Amitābha

  • After the decease, Amitabha clothes himself in the body of a newly born boy, and the difficulty is to discover where this boy is.

    Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 1 (of 2)|Sven Hedin
  • Whatever others may say of me I will recite sutras kneeling before Amitabha Buddha.

    Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan|Various
  • Amitabha is the Sanskrit of Amida, or the deification of boundless light.

    The Religions of Japan|William Elliot Griffis
  • The earthly shell in which the soul of Amitabha lives on through time!

    Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 1 (of 2)|Sven Hedin

British Dictionary definitions for Amitābha

Amitabha
/ (ˌamiˈtɑbə) /

noun

Buddhism (in Pure Land sects) a Bodhisattva who presides over a Pure Land in the west of the universeJapanese name: Amida

Word Origin for Amitabha

Sanskrit, literally: immeasurable light, from amita infinite + ābhā light
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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