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:

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
on’yomi

Etymology

The kanji are ateji (当て字).

Proper noun

阿弥陀如来 (hiragana あみだにょらい, rōmaji Amida Nyorai)

  1. (religion, Buddhism) Amida Nyorai: the Western Buddha, Amitābha, one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas

Coordinate terms

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

Further reading
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