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Amitābha
Amitābha (Skt.). The Buddha ‘Infinite Light’, also known as Amitāyus (Infinite Life). One of the five Jinas, he is normally depicted iconographically as a red saṃbhoga-kāya Buddha associated with the western quarter. He is also viewed as the embodiment of Discriminating Awareness, one of the five awarenesses, and as the lord of the Lotus Family (see five Buddha families). Early Mahāyāna devotion to Amitābha gave rise to a belief in his Pure Land, known as Sukhāvatī.
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DAMIEN KEOWN. "Amitābha." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAMIEN KEOWN. "Amitābha." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-Amitbha.html DAMIEN KEOWN. "Amitābha." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-Amitbha.html |
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Amitābha
Amitābha (Pure Land Buddha): see AMIDA.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Amitābha." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Amitābha." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Amitbha.html JOHN BOWKER. "Amitābha." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Amitbha.html |
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