Amitabha Buddha - Amida Nyorai
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A Mahayana Buddhist Buddha. The head of the Western Pure Land paradise, he is the Buddha who saves all living things. He was introduced to Japan in the early 7th century. Faith in Amida, which believed that one could go to the Pure Land by chanting the Nembutsu, became popular during the Kamakura period, and Pure Land sects such as Jodo, Jodo Shinshu, and Jishu were established. He is also called Muryoju Buddha or Muryoko Buddha. Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend |
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大乗仏教の仏。 西方の極楽浄土の教主で,生あるものすべてをすくう仏。日本には7世紀初めごろつたわる。念仏により浄土に往生できるという阿弥陀信仰が鎌倉時代にさかんになり,浄土宗,浄土真宗,時宗などの浄土教宗派が成立した。無量寿仏,無量光仏ともいう。 出典 講談社デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plusについて 情報 | 凡例 |
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