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He then resolved to become a Buddha and to create a buddhakṣetra (literally "buddha-field", often called a "Pureland" or "Buddha Land": a realm existing in the primordial universe outside of ordinary reality, produced by a buddha's merit) possessed of many perfections.
- Amitabha: Merits So Vast, All Can Benefit
- Amitabha, Lord of The Lotus Family
- What’s in A Name?: Compassion and Dharma
- What’s in An appearance?
- Why Western Buddha?
- Mantra of Amitabha
- Practicing Amitabha
- Dhyani Buddhas
- Sutra Teachings
- Amitabha Sutra
Not only is he practiced by nearly all Mahayana Buddhists, he is the most approachable Buddha for a new Buddhist to practice. In this life, we are conditioned to respond in kind to love and compassion — and Amitabha is the highest form of both. This is why his practitioners tend to display so much love and compassion and faith in Amitabha. Who does...
Amitabha (aka Amita, Amida, Amitayus) is Lord of the Lotus Family and the Sukhavati Pure Land — which literally can mean “happy land”. He is probably the best known of the Enlightened manifestations in Mahayana — aside from Shakyamuni Buddha himself. Amitabha is the primary Buddha in many Pure Land Buddhism schools, and is very important in Vajraya...
Although all Buddhas have the same realizations and essence, the Padma family — the Lotus deities of the west — represent the speech and Dharma, and also the compassion of all the Buddhas. Of the three jewels — Buddha, Dharma and Sangha — the sutras indicate Dharma is the most important. The teachings help us progress on the Bodhisattva’s compassio...
Amitabha’s appearance, as we visualize him, reveals 84,000 auspicious marks and virtues — symbolic of his infinite virtues. He is among the most recognizable, similar to Shakyamuni in many aspects. He appears as a monk (in his main form) with huis hands in the meditation mudra: thumbs touching, fingers laid on top of each other. (Shakyamuni Buddha ...
Direction is typically a symbol, since Buddha’s do not exist singularly in a specific direction or place. As a symbol, Amitabha is associated with the West in all traditions. This is because his pure land is symbolically placed in the West — the land of happiness (Western Pureland named Sukhavati). Ancient tradition associated the passing of life i...
His mantra is particularly effective — and those of any Lotus family deity — because they literally embody the “speech of all the Buddhas.” No initiation or empowerment or permission is needed to chant or benefit from this all-encompassing compassionate Buddha. Beautiful chanting of Om Ami Dewa Hrih, the mantra of Amitabha: His simple is often the ...
Although the name praise alone is a complete practice, if you wish to seriously engage in meditating on this meritorious and compassionate Buddha, a simple practice would include the necessary elements of Mahayana practice: 1. Refuge, stated out loud, such as: “I take refuge in the Three Jewels: Buddha, Dharma and Sangha” 2. Bodhichitta aspiration,...
In the cosmic world of deities, there are five Dhyani Buddhas, heading up five Buddha families (we’ve covered this in separate stories). The colour of the Buddhas is significant: white (body), red (speech), blue (mind), green (action or karma) — Amitabha and his family are red. Amitabha known as the Buddha of Discriminating Awareness Wisdoms. Amita...
There are many sutras that mention Amitabha, and three canonical Mahayana sutras that focus on his doctrines and practice: 1. Infinite Life Sutra 2. Amitabha Sutra (short version in full below) 3. Amitayurdhyana Sutra Video animation of Buddha speaking the Amitabha Sutra with subtitles in English:
The smaller Sukhavati-Vyuha 1. Thus have I heard: Once the Buddha was dwelling in the Anathapindada Garden of Jetavana in the country of Shravasti together with a large company of Bhikshus of twelve hundred and fifty members. They were all great Arhats, well known among people, (to wit): Shariputra the elder, Mahamaudgalyayana, Mahakashyapa, Mahaka...
Sep 6, 2024 · Amitabha, in Mahayana Buddhism, and particularly in the so-called Pure Land sects, the great saviour buddha. As related in the Sukhavati-vyuha-sutras (the fundamental scriptures of the Pure Land sects), many ages ago a monk named Dharmakara made a number of vows, the 18th of which promised that, on.
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Amitabha (Sanskrit, “Limitless Light”) is one of the five primordial or dhyani buddhas of Mahayana Buddhism. Also called Amida or Amitayus (“Limitless Life”), Amitabha is the central buddha in Pure Land Buddhism, and as such, is one of the most widely worshiped in Mahayana Buddhism.
With discernment wisdom, the wisdom of Amitabha’s Lotus family, we overcome our out-of-control clinging to things and ego. Amitabha Buddha in a temple. Making offerings to the Buddha of the West is a principle merit practice, including the 7 types of sensory offerings: light, incense, flowers, water, food and more.
Amitabha Buddha surrounded by Enlightened Beings in Sukhavati, the Western Pure Land. Not inside, not outside. Patriarch Ou-I wrote: “The true essence of all the Great Vehicle (Mahayana) scriptures is Absolute Reality itself. What is Absolute Reality? It is the Pure Mind of sentient Beings. This mind is not inside, not outside, and not in between.
Amitabha Buddha is the most revered Buddha in Mahayana Buddhism. His name means “Infinite Life,” signifying immeasurable lifespan, and “Infinite Light,” indicating boundless radiance. Amitabha Buddha rules over the Pure Land (Sukhavati) in the west. He has a karmic connection to save sentient beings in this Saha world.
