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Namu Amida Butsu
南無阿弥陀仏 is the modern Japanese version of “Namu Amida Butsu” or “The Compassionate Amitabha Buddha.”
Some will translate this as “I sincerely believe in Amitabha; Lord have mercy on me.”
This phrase especially applies to Japanese Pure Land Buddhists.
There is a universal version using ancient characters (with more strokes) for the 4th and last characters. That version is also used in Chinese, Korean, and occasionally Vietnamese.
This is used to pay homage to Amitabha Buddha.
See Also: Bodhisattva | Buddhism | Nirvana
Namo Amitabha Buddha
南無阿彌陀佛 is how to express “The Compassionate Amitabha Buddha” (especially for the Pure Land Buddhist Sect).
Some will translate as “Homage to Amitâbha Buddha” or “I seek refuge in the Amitâbha Buddha.”
This is valid in Chinese characters, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
Sometimes modern Japanese use a different version of the 4th and last Kanji, but the version shown here is the most universal.
This is used to pay homage to Amitabha Buddha.
See Also: Bodhisattva | Buddhism | Nirvana
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Amida Butsu search:
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
阿弥陀佛 see styles |
amidabutsu あみだぶつ |
More info & calligraphy: Amitabha Buddha |
阿彌陀佛 阿弥陀佛 see styles |
ē mí tuó fó e1 mi2 tuo2 fo2 o mi t`o fo o mi to fo Amida butsu |
More info & calligraphy: Amitabha BuddhaAmitâbha Buddha |
南無阿弥陀仏 see styles |
namuamidabutsu なむあみだぶつ |
More info & calligraphy: Namu Amida Butsu |
南無阿彌陀佛 南无阿弥陀佛 see styles |
nán wú ā mí tuó fó nan2 wu2 a1 mi2 tuo2 fo2 nan wu a mi t`o fo nan wu a mi to fo namo amida butsu |
More info & calligraphy: Namo Amitabha Buddha |
念仏 see styles |
nenbutsu ねんぶつ |
(n,vs,vi) (1) {Buddh} (See 南無阿弥陀仏) nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; (n,vs,vi) (2) {Buddh} visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind); (place-name, surname) Nenbutsu |
阿彌陀佛名 阿弥陀佛名 see styles |
ā mí tuó fó míng a1 mi2 tuo2 fo2 ming2 a mi t`o fo ming a mi to fo ming Amida butsu myō |
name of Amitâbha |
阿彌陀佛號 阿弥陀佛号 see styles |
ā mí tuó fó hào a1 mi2 tuo2 fo2 hao4 a mi t`o fo hao a mi to fo hao Amida butsu gō |
name of Amitâbha |
門徒物知らず see styles |
montomonoshirazu もんとものしらず |
(derogatory term) ignorance of Jōdo Shinshū practitioners (who only chant the Namu Amida Butsu and have little knowledge of other parts of Buddhism) |
Variations: |
namuamidabutsu なむあみだぶつ |
(expression) {Buddh} (prayer for rebirth in the Pure Land of Amitabha) (See 浄土) Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese:
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Namu Amida Butsu | 南無阿弥陀仏 | namu amida butsu namuamidabutsu | ||
| Namo Amitabha Buddha | 南無阿彌陀佛 南无阿弥陀佛 | na mu a mi da butsu namuamidabutsu | nā mó ē mí tuó fó na1 mo2 e1 mi2 tuo2 fo2 na mo e mi tuo fo namoemituofo | na mo o mi t`o fo namoomitofo na mo o mi to fo |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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