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南無阿彌陀佛

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: homage to Amitâbha Buddha

Senses:

  • "I put my faith in Amitâbha Buddha." The most common formula for chanting of the name of the Buddha 念佛 in the Pure Land school. 〔觀無量壽佛經 T 365.12.345c15〕 [Charles Muller]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 797

    Bulgyo sajeon 112a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 966c

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 624

    A Glossary of Zen Terms (Inagaki) 130

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 209b/233

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 1029d, 1030b →

    Fo Guang Dictionary 3747

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bussho kaisetsu daijiten (Ono) ⑧270b

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)2261a,2784b,4786b

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 37-3*1299-2

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    The rights to textual segments (nodes) of the DDB are owned by the author indicated in the brackets next to each segment. For rights regarding the compilation as a whole, please contact Charles Muller. Please do not reproduce without permission. And please do not copy into Wikipedia without proper citation!

    Entry created: 2003-03-12

    Updated: 2007-09-25