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    Amitābha (Sanskrit pronunciation: [ɐmɪˈtaːbʱɐ]) is a principal Buddha for various Buddhist traditions. In schools of Mahayana Buddhism, Amitābha is the...
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    Nianfo (redirect from Namo amitabha)
    typically refers to the oral repetition of the name of Amitābha through the phrase "Homage to Amitabha Buddha" (Ch: 南無阿彌陀佛, Mandarin: Nāmó Ēmítuófó, Jp: Namu...
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    The Amitābha Sūtra, (simplified Chinese: 佛说阿弥陀经; traditional Chinese: 佛說阿彌陀經; pinyin: Fóshuō Āmítuójīng; Taisho no. 366; Vietnamese: Phật Thuyết Kinh A...
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  • Look up Amitabha, Amitābha, or Amitabh in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Amitabh or Amitabha or Amitav may refer to: Amitābha, an important Buddha in...
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    be reborn in such a place. The most common pure land today is that of Amitābha, called Sukhavati, "Land of Bliss". Mahayana Buddhists may also aspire...
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  • Amitabha Bagchi is an Indian author, who was awarded DSC Prize for South Asian Literature in 2019 and shortlisted for JCB Prize for Literature and The...
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    Amitabha Monastery is a Himalayan Buddhist monastery in Nepal. The Amitabha Monastery sits on the top of Druk Amitabha mountain overlooking Kathmandu Valley...
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    Amitabha Singh is an Indian cinematographer and producer known for the film Khosla Ka Ghosla and the award-winning Chillar Party, among others. The Good...
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  • The Amitabha Pure Land Rebirth Dhāraṇī, sometimes called the Pure Land Rebirth Mantra, is considered an important mantra or dhāraṇī in Pure Land Buddhism...
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  • Alaeddine Ajaraie at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 November 2021. Das Sharma, Amitabha (26 August 2024). "SLFC 0–3 NEUFC Highlights, Durand Cup 2024 Semifinal:...
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    Sukhavati (IAST: Sukhāvatī; "Blissful") is the pure land of Amitābha in Mahayana Buddhism. It is also called the Land of Bliss or Western Pure Land and...
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  • Amitabha Ghosh may refer to: Amitabha Ghosh (planetary geologist), Indian planetary geologist Amitabha Ghosh (academic, born 1941), Indian researcher,...
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  • Amitabha Chowdhury (11 November 1927 – 1 May 2015) was an Indian investigative journalist. He received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for his reporting on individual...
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  • Amitabha urbsinterdictensis is an ancient bird from the Middle Eocene (approximately 50 million years before the present) in North America. One specimen...
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    Buddha Locana; in the south Ratnasambhava and Buddha Mamaki; in the west Amitābha Panadaravasini; in the north Amoghasiddhi and Samayatara; and in the center...
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    Amitabha Bose is an American attorney and transportation policy advisor who is the administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration. Bose has served...
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  • Amitabh Bhattacharjee (born 15 August 1973) is an Indian actor who works in Bengali and Hindi films. He was born and brought up in Delhi. His Bengali debut...
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    perceive Amitabha Buddha through physical forms until eventually attaining true faith and proceeding further. Shinran's definition of Amitabha Buddha as...
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  • Amitabh Ghosh is an American planetary geologist. Ghosh did his schooling at Don Bosco, Park Circus, Kolkata. he was a key member of the team who identified...
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    sutras along with the Longer Amitabha Sutra and the Shorter Amitabha Sutra. Amitāyus is another name for the Buddha Amitābha, the preeminent figure in Pure...
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  • Half the Night is Gone is the third novel of Amitabha Bagchi. It was published by Juggernaut Books and was awarded the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature...
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    Mahāyāna texts not only revere numerous Buddhas besides Shakyamuni, such as Amitabha and Vairocana, but also see them as transcendental or supramundane (lokuttara)...
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    is a 18 ft (5.5 m) statue of the Lotus Buddha, a wooden image depicting Amitābha. It is covered in gold and lacquer. Outside is a three-ton, brass peace...
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    the right holds a willow branch. The crown usually depicts the image of Amitābha. There are also regional variations of Guanyin depictions. In Fujian, for...
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    associated with great compassion (mahakaruṇā). He is often associated with Amitabha Buddha. Avalokiteśvara has numerous manifestations and is depicted in various...
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    still in preparation and have not yet been assigned to a species. P. amitabha P. amitabha was named by Napoli et al. in 2019 from a complete skull and partial...
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  • title The Coward, is a 1965 Indian drama film directed by Satyajit Ray. Amitabha Ray is a Calcutta-based scriptwriter who is driving around in the country...
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  • writings and dharma talks. She is well known for her famous painting of Amitabha, which she painted while bedridden with cancer. Prior to entering the Buddhist...
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    Shinran advocated reliance on tariki, or other power (他力)—the power of Amitābha (Japanese Amida) made manifest in his Primal Vow—in order to attain liberation...
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    Amitabha Chattopadhyay is an Indian scientist working in the areas of membrane and receptor biology and biophysics . He is presently a CSIR Bhatnagar Fellow...
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