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.
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Amida:—The Buddha who resides in the Western Pure Land.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Amidanallur, Amitacakarar, Amitam, Amitavati.
Full-text (+16): Amitabha, Nala amida, Nembutsu, A mi tuo fu, Amitavati, Yi xiang zong, Amitacakarar, A mi tuo li, A mi tuo jiang, A mi tuo san zun, A mi tuo chan fa, A mi tuo hu mo, Wang ri xiu, A mi tuo ru lai, A mi tuo fu ming, A mi tuo fu hao, A mi tuo, Zhen zong, A mi tuo jing shu, Da jing.
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Search found 22 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:
Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies
The Material Imagination of a Japanese Tendai Welcoming Descent of Amida... < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 7.2 (2024)]
Ritualized Word: Material Networks in Thirteenth-Century Japan < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 7.2 (2024)]
Adding Value (with Limits) < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 2.2 (2019)]
Buddhist iconography in and outside India (Study) (by Purabi Gangopadhyay)
Amida Nyorai and attendants < [Chapter 4: Japanese Buddhist Iconography (a Comparative Study)]
Amitabha (Amida) in Japan < [Chapter 4: Japanese Buddhist Iconography (a Comparative Study)]
Iconographic classifications of Japanese images < [Chapter 4: Japanese Buddhist Iconography (a Comparative Study)]
Shinran as Global Philosopher < [Volume 13, Issue 2 (2022)]
Embodied Objects < [Volume 12, Issue 9 (2021)]
Violence and Nonviolence in Shinran < [Volume 9, Issue 6 (2018)]
Complete works of Swami Abhedananda (by Swami Prajnanananda)
Chapter 8 - Buddhism in China, Japan and Korea < [Discourse 7 - Thoughts on Sankhya Buddhism and Vedanta]
Archives of Social Sciences of Religions
Henri De Lubac: Aspects of Buddhism - Christ and Buddha, Amida < [Volume 164 (2013)]
Pure Land Buddhism's Influence on Modern Japanese Culture < [Volume 148 (2009)]
Hélène Vu Thanh, Devenir japonais. La mission jésuite au Japon (1549-1614) < [Volume 180 (2017)]
The gods of northern Buddhism (by Alice Getty)