Amida: 1 definition
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Amida means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: BuddhismAmida:—The Buddha who resides in the Western Pure Land.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Amidanallur, Amitam.
Ends with: Cidamida, Dramida, Kicamida, Kidamida, Midamida, Nala amida, Samida, Sampramida, Tamida, Thamida, Tramida, Vatamida.
Full-text: Amitabha, Nala amida, Nembutsu, Byodo In.
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Search found 10 books and stories containing Amida; (plurals include: Amidas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Complete works of Swami Abhedananda (by Swami Prajnanananda)
Chapter 8 - Buddhism in China, Japan and Korea < [Discourse 7 - Thoughts on Sankhya Buddhism and Vedanta]
The gods of northern Buddhism (by Alice Getty)
Socially Engaged Buddhism (with reference to Australian society) (by Phuong Thi Thu Ngo)
The Festival of Mahayana Tradition < [Chapter 4]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 6 - The Legend of the Buddha Lokeśvararāja and the bhikṣu Dharmākara < [Chapter XV - The Arrival of the Bodhisattvas of the Ten Directions]
Preliminary note: Hearing of the name of the Buddhas < [Part 3 - Bringing innumerable beings to abhisaṃbodhi]
Introduction to fifth volume < [Introductions]
Sculpture in the Far East < [January 1937]
Dr. Ananda Coomaraswamy as an Interpreter of < [July – September, 1994]
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