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Amitabha (Amida, Amita, Amitayus)

Amitabha is the most commonly used name for the Buddha of Infinite Light and Infinite Life. A transhistorical Buddha venerated by all Mahayana schools (T'ien T'ai, Esoteric, Zen ...) and, particularly, Pure Land. Presides over the Western Pure Land (Land of Ultimate Bliss), where anyone can be reborn through utterly sincere recitation of His name, particularly at the time of death.

Amitabha Buddha at the highest or noumenon level represents the True Mind, the Self- Nature common to the Buddhas and sentient beings -- all-encompassing and allinclusive. This deeper understanding provides the rationale for the harmonization of Zen and Pure Land, two of the most popular schools of Mahayana Buddhism. See also "Buddha Reatation," "Mind," "Pure Land."

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For more articles related to Amitabha (Amida, Amita, Amitayus) , see: Buddhism, Buddhism Dictionary, Amitabha (Amida, Amita, Amitayus) , Body Mind and Soul.

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Definition of Amitabha (Amida, Amita, Amitayus) is extraceted from the website of " Buddhism Study and Practise Group at the State University of New York at Stony Brook". The BSPG is a student club at SUNY-Stony Brook. It was founded in 1998 due to the lack of a Buddhist organization in SUNY-Stony Brook and that there were students who felt the need for such an organization. The BSPG was established to serve as a conduit for those who are interested in practicing Buddhism and for those who want to know more about Buddhism. For more information on Buddhism and " Amitabha (Amida, Amita, Amitayus) "  please visit http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Clubs/buddhism