阿弥陀如来

阿弥陀如来

See also: 阿彌陀如來

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 阿弥陀如来 – see 阿彌陀如來 (“Amida Nyorai: the Western Buddha, Amitābha, one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas”). (This term, 阿弥陀如来, is the simplified form of 阿彌陀如來.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
阿	弥	陀	如	来
あ Jinmeiyō	み Grade: S	だ Jinmeiyō	にょ Grade: S	らい Grade: 2
goon

Alternative spelling
阿彌陀如來 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 阿弥陀 (Amida, “Amitābha”) +‎ 如来 (nyorai, “tathāgata”, literally “thus going”).

Proper noun

阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ)如(にょ)来(らい) • (Amida Nyorai)  (kyūjitai 阿彌陀如來)

1. (Shingon Buddhism) Amitābha as the Western Buddha and one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas

Coordinate terms

The 五智如来 (Go Chi Nyorai, “Five Dhyani Buddhas”) and associated directions:

• 阿弥陀如来 (Amida Nyorai, “Amitābha”, west)
• 阿閦如来 (Ashuku Nyorai, “Akṣobhya”, east)
• 大日如来 (Dainichi Nyorai, “Mahāvairocana”, center)
• 不空成就如来 (Fukūjōju Nyorai, “Amoghasiddhi”, north)
• 宝生如来 (Hōshō Nyorai, “Ratnasambhava”, south)

Descendants

• English: Amida Nyorai

See also

• 阿弥陀(あみだ)仏(ぶつ) (Amida-butsu)