阿彌陀佛
See also: 阿弥陀佛
Chinese edit
phonetic | Buddha; Buddhism | ||
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trad. (阿彌陀佛) | 阿彌陀 | 佛 | |
simp. (阿弥陀佛) | 阿弥陀 | 佛 |
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit अमिताभ (amitābha, “limitless light”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
阿彌陀佛
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Sino-Xenic (阿彌陀佛):
- → Japanese: 阿弥陀仏 (Amidabutsu)
- → Korean: 아미타불(阿彌陀佛) (Amitabul)
- → Vietnamese: A Di Đà Phật (阿彌陀佛)
Interjection edit
阿彌陀佛
- (Buddhism) An expression for praying to Buddha for protection or thanksgiving.
- (Buddhism) A greeting used when meeting Buddhist monks or nuns, and by Buddhist monks and nuns when meeting people.
- (Cantonese) God bless you
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |||
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阿 | 彌 | 陀 | 佛 |
あ Jinmeiyō |
み Jinmeiyō |
だ Jinmeiyō |
ぶつ Jinmeiyō |
on’yomi |
For pronunciation and definitions of 阿彌陀佛 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 阿彌陀佛, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) |
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |||
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阿 | 彌 | 陀 | 佛 |
Proper noun edit
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |||
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阿 | 彌 | 陀 | 佛 |
Proper noun edit
阿彌陀佛
- chữ Hán form of A Di Đà Phật (“Amitābha”).