南無阿弥陀仏

南無阿弥陀仏

See also: 南無阿彌陀佛 and 南无阿弥陀佛

Japanese

Kanji in this term
南	無	阿	弥	陀	仏
な Grade: 2	む Grade: 4	あ Jinmeiyō	み Grade: S	だ Jinmeiyō	ぶつ Grade: 5
kan’yōon	goon

Alternative spelling
南無阿彌陀佛 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 南無阿彌陀佛 (MC nʌm mɨo ʔɑ miᴇ dɑ bɨut̚), itself derived from Sanskrit नमोऽमिताभाय (namoʼmitābhāya).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なむあみだ​ぶつ [nàmú ámídáꜜbùtsù] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
• IPA^(key): [na̠mɯ̟ᵝ a̠mʲida̠bɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

Phrase

南(な)無(む)阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ)仏(ぶつ) • (Namu Amidabutsu)  (kyūjitai 南無阿彌陀佛)

1. (Buddhism) Namo Amitābhāya, a Buddhist chant

Derived terms

• 南(な)無(む)阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ) (Namu Amida)

See also

• 南(な)無(む)阿(お)弥(み)豆(どう)腐(ふ) (Namu Omidōfu)
• 阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ) (Amida), 阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ)仏(ぶつ) (Amidabutsu)
• 念(ねん)仏(ぶつ) (nenbutsu)
• なんまんだぶ (nanmandabu)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN