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Namu Amida Butsu

namu amida butsu

This 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 more 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

nā mó ē mí tuó fó

namu amida butsu

나무아미타불

Namo Amitabha Buddha Vertical Wall Scroll

This 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

Buddha / Buddhism

Hotoke

hotoke / butsu

불

仏 is the single Japanese Kanji can mean Buddha or Buddhism.

This Kanji was actually a shorthand way to write 佛 (Buddha) in Chinese (popular around the 13th century). Somehow, this became the version of this Chinese character that was absorbed into Japanese, and thus became part of standard Kanji. Centuries later, this character is not recognized in Chinese at all (except by those from China with a background in Chinese literature or language).

仏 is also a rare or derivative Korean Hanja form - but I doubt you will find any Korean that knows that.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
仏 see styles	fó / fo2 fo hotoke / ほとけ butsu / ぶつ futsu / ふつ	More info & calligraphy: Buddha / Buddhism Japanese variant of 佛 (1) Buddha; merciful person; Buddhist image; (2) the dead; dead person; spirit of the dead; Buddha; Buddhism; (abbreviation) (See 仏蘭西) France; (surname) Hotokesaki; (surname) Hotoke; (place-name) Furansu; (place-name) Futsu; (personal name) Satoru
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 Buddha Amitabha Buddha; the Buddha of the Western paradise; may the lord Buddha preserve us!; merciful Buddha! Amitâbha Buddha
南無阿弥陀仏 see styles	namuamidabutsu / なむあみだぶつ	More info & calligraphy: Namu Amida Butsu (expression) {Buddh} Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha
物 see styles	wù / wu4 wu mono(p);mon / もの(P);もん butsu;butsu / ぶつ;ブツ	物 Custom Scroll thing; object; matter; abbr. for physics 物理 (1) thing; object; article; stuff; substance; (2) (as 〜のもの, 〜のもん) one's things; possessions; property; belongings; (3) things; something; anything; everything; nothing; (4) quality; (5) reason; the way of things; (6) (kana only) (formal noun often used as 〜ものだ) used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen; (suffix noun) (7) item classified as ...; item related to ...; work of ...; (8) cause of ...; cause for ...; (prefix) (9) (もの only) (See 物寂しい・ものさびしい) somehow; somewhat; for some reason; (10) (もの only) (See 物珍しい・ものめずらしい) really; truly; (1) stock; products; (2) (kana only) (slang) stolen goods; loot; spoils; (surname) Mono Thing, things in general, beings, living beings, matters; "substance," cf. 陀羅驃 dravya.
ブツ see styles	butsu / ブツ	ブツ Custom Scroll (1) stock; products; (2) (kana only) (slang) stolen goods; loot; spoils
今佛 see styles	jīn fó / jin1 fo2 chin fo kin butsu	今佛 Custom Scroll present buddha
佛佛 see styles	fó fó / fo2 fo2 fo fo butsu butsu	佛佛 Custom Scroll buddhas
佛器 see styles	fó qì / fo2 qi4 fo ch`i / fo chi butsu ki	佛器 Custom Scroll articles for worship
佛壽佛寿 see styles	fú shòu / fu2 shou4 fu shou butsu ju	佛壽 Custom Scroll Buddha's life, or age. While he only lived to eighty as a man, in his saṁbhogakāya he is without end, eternal; cf. Lotus Sutra, 壽量品, where Buddha is declared to be eternal; the Buddha's life span
佛所 see styles	fó suǒ / fo2 suo3 fo so butsu sho	佛所 Custom Scroll buddha-places
佛月 see styles	fú yuè / fu2 yue4 fu yüeh butsu gatsu	佛月 Custom Scroll The Buddha-moon, Buddha being mirrored in the human heart like the moon in pure water. Also a meaning similar to 佛日.
佛見佛见 see styles	fú jiàn / fu2 jian4 fu chien butsu ken	佛見 Custom Scroll The correct views, or doctrines, of the Buddha; Buddha doctrines; buddha view
佛記佛记 see styles	fú jì / fu2 ji4 fu chi butsu ki	佛記 Custom Scroll Buddha's prediction, his foretelling of the future of his disciples.
入佛 see styles	rù fú / ru4 fu2 ju fu nyū butsu	入佛 Custom Scroll The bringing in of an image of a Buddha; bringing in the buddha
十佛 see styles	shí fú / shi2 fu2 shih fu ju būtsu	十佛 Custom Scroll There are several, groups; that of the Huayan sūtra is Kāśyapa, Kanakamuni, Krakucchanda, Viśvabhū, Śikhin, Vipaśyi, Tiśya (or Puṣya),　Tissa, ? Padma, and Dīpaṅkara. Another group is that of the Amitābha cult, one for each of the ten directions. There are other groups; ten buddhas
四佛 see styles	sì fú / si4 fu2 ssu fu shi butsu	四佛 Custom Scroll Four of the Five Dhyāni-Buddhas. i.e. the four regional Buddhas; they are variously stated. The 金光明經 gives E. 阿閦; S. 寳相; W. 無量壽; N. 微妙聲. The 大日經 gives E. 寳幢; S. 大勤勇遍覺華開敷; W. 仁勝 (i. e. 無量壽); N. 不動, i. e. 鼓音如來. The 金剛頂經 gives 不動; 寳生; 觀自在, and 不空成就如來. v. 五智如來; four buddhas
如佛 see styles	rú fó / ru2 fo2 ju fo nyo butsu	如佛 Custom Scroll buddha-like
崇佛 see styles	chóng fó / chong2 fo2 ch`ung fo / chung fo sū butsu	崇佛 Custom Scroll worship the Buddha
有佛 see styles	yǒu fó / you3 fo2 yu fo u butsu	有佛 Custom Scroll there is a buddha.
ブーツ see styles	buutsu / butsu / ブーツ	ブーツ Custom Scroll boots
一切佛 see styles	yī qiè fó / yi1 qie4 fo2 i ch`ieh fo / i chieh fo issai butsu	一切佛 Custom Scroll all buddhas
一日佛 see styles	yī rì fú / yi1 ri4 fu2 i jih fu ichinichi butsu	一日佛 Custom Scroll A one-day Buddha, i.e. he who lives a whole day purely.
丈六佛 see styles	zhàng liù fó / zhang4 liu4 fo2 chang liu fo jōroku butsu	丈六佛 Custom Scroll sixteen-foot Buddha
三世佛 see styles	sān shì fú / san1 shi4 fu2 san shih fu sanze butsu	三世佛 Custom Scroll The Buddhas of the past, present, and future, i.e. Kāsyapa, Śākyamuni, and Maitreya; buddhas of the three times
三千佛 see styles	sān qiān fú / san1 qian1 fu2 san ch`ien fu / san chien fu sanzen butsu	三千佛 Custom Scroll idem 三世; three thousand buddha (worlds)
三尊佛 see styles	sān zūn fú / san1 zun1 fu2 san tsun fu sanzon butsu	三尊佛 Custom Scroll The three honoured Buddhas of the West: Amitābha, Avalokiteśvara, Mahāsthāmaprāpta. Though bodhisattvas, the two latter are called Buddhas when thus associated with Amitābha; three honored buddhas
三昧佛 see styles	sān mèi fú / san1 mei4 fu2 san mei fu Zanmai Butsu	三昧佛 Custom Scroll Samādhi Buddha, one of the ten Buddhas mentioned in the 華嚴經.
不作佛 see styles	bù zuò fó / bu4 zuo4 fo2 pu tso fo fusa butsu	不作佛 Custom Scroll does not become a buddha
不動佛不动佛 see styles	bù dòng fú / bu4 dong4 fu2 pu tung fu Fudō Butsu	不動佛 Custom Scroll 不動如來; 阿閦鞞 or 阿閦婆, Akṣobhya, one of the 五智如來 Five Wisdom, or Dhyāni-Buddhas, viz., Vairocana, Akṣobhya, Ratnasambhava, Amitābha, and Amoghasiddhi. He is especially worshipped by the Shingon sect, as a disciple of Vairocana. As Amitābha is Buddha in the western heavens, so Akṣobhya is Buddha in the eastern heaven of Abhirati, the realm of joy, hence he is styled 善快 or 妙喜, also 無瞋恚 free from anger. His cult has existed since the Han dynasty, see the Akṣobhya-Tathāgatasya-vyūha. He is first mentioned in the prajnapāramitā sutra, then in the Lotus, where he is the first of the sixteen sons of Mahābhijñā-jñānabhibhu. His dhyāni-bodhisattva is Vajrapāṇi. His appearance is variously described, but he generally sits on a lotus, feet crossed, soles upward, left hand closed holding robe, right hand fingers extended touching ground calling it as color is pale gold, some say blue a vajra is before him. His esoteric word is Hum; his element the air, his human form Kanakamuni, v. 拘. Jap. Ashuku, Fudo, and Mudo; Tib. mi-bskyod-pa, mi-'khrugs-pa (mintug-pa); Mong. Ülü küdelükci. v. 不動明王; Akṣobhya-buddha
五尊佛 see styles	wǔ zūn fó / wu3 zun1 fo2 wu tsun fo goson butsu	五尊佛 Custom Scroll five honored buddhas

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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	namu amida 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
Buddha Buddhism	仏 / 佛仏	hotoke / butsu
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