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Amitābha (Sk.) Amida (Jap.)
The Buddha of Infinite Light. As Amitayus, the Buddha of Infinite Life. The Fourth of the Dhyāni Buddhas (q.v.).
The personification of Compassion. In the Pure Land sects of China and Japan, Amitābha is the intermediary between Supreme Reality and mankind, and faith in him ensures rebirth in his Paradise (Sukhāvatī q.v.). Esoterically, Amitābha is Higher Self, and rebirth into his paradise is the awakening of the Bodhicitta (q.v.) in the heart of man. For Scriptures see Pure Land.
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