Amitābha Buddha

Summary

Amitābha Buddha is a Buddha^[1]. He ranks in the top 4% of buddha entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,206 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• A notable student of Amitābha Buddha was Avalokiteśvara^[3].
• A notable student of Amitābha Buddha was Mahāsthāmaprāpta^[4].
• Amitābha Buddha's image is recorded as 接引阿弥陀佛 MET DT5220 (cropped).jpg^[5].
• Amitābha Buddha is recorded as male^[6].
• Amitābha Buddha's instance of is recorded as Buddha^[7].
• Amitābha Buddha's seal image is recorded as .Bonji-hrīḥ.svg^[8].
• Amitābha Buddha's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 36055533^[9].
• Amitābha Buddha's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 12153530948748702250^[10].
• Amitābha Buddha's GND ID is recorded as 11914820X^[11].
• Amitābha Buddha's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2018244378^[12].
• Amitābha Buddha's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00560228^[13].
• Amitābha Buddha's part of is recorded as Five Tathagatas^[14].
• Amitābha Buddha's part of is recorded as Three Sages of the West^[15].
• Amitābha Buddha's part of is recorded as Eight Protectors of the Zodiac^[16].
• Amitābha Buddha's Commons category is recorded as Amitābha Buddha^[17].
• Amitābha Buddha's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q1571 (mar)-Neelima64-अमिताभ.wav^[18].
• Amitābha Buddha's said to be the same as is recorded as Amitayus^[19].
• Amitābha Buddha's color is recorded as red^[20].
• Amitābha Buddha's color is recorded as white^[21].
• Amitābha Buddha's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0pkcc^[22].
• Amitābha Buddha's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Amitābha^[23].
• Amitābha Buddha's Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts person ID is recorded as A002843^[24].
• Amitābha Buddha's Swedish Open Cultural Heritage URI is recorded as SMVK-EM/name/1442405^[25].
• Amitābha Buddha's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Amitabha-Buddhism^[26].
• Amitābha Buddha's Sandrart.net person ID is recorded as 4037^[27].

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Career and Affiliations

Notable students include Avalokiteśvara^[3], a Bodhisattva^[28] and Mahāsthāmaprāpta^[4], a Bodhisattva^[29].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Amitābha Buddha include Amitabha Sutra^[30], a Mahayana sutra^[31] and Namo amitabha^[32], a chant^[33].

Why It Matters

Amitābha Buddha ranks in the top 4% of buddha entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,206 views/month).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] He is known by 112 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for him include Amitabha Sutra^[30], a Mahayana sutra^[31] and Namo amitabha^[32], a chant^[33].