Amitābha Buddha
celestial buddha of Mahayana Buddhism
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Summary
Amitābha Buddha is a Buddha[1]. He ranks in the top 4% of buddha entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,631 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Student: Avalokiteśvara[3], Mahāsthāmaprāpta[4]
- Sex or gender: male[5]
- Part of: Five Tathagatas[6], Three Sages of the West[7], Eight Protectors of the Zodiac[8]
- Commons category: Amitābha Buddha[9]
- Said to be the same as: Amitayus[10]
- Color: red[11], white[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Amitābha[13]
- Honorific suffix: nyorai[14]
- Native label: अमिताभ[15], 阿彌陀佛[16], 阿弥陀仏[17], 아미타불[18], A-di-đà[19]
- Mount: peafowl[20]
- Birthday: 17th day of the 11th month in the Chinese calendar[21]
- Iconographic symbol: Nelumbo nucifera[22]
- P14541: 2orT7m[23]
- P14750: F1E1-81B2-D262-0303-53BA[24]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Amitābha Buddha include Namo amitabha[25], a chant[26] and Amitabha Sutra[27], a Mahayana sutra[28].
Why It Matters
Amitābha Buddha has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 127 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]
Entities named for him include Namo amitabha[25], a chant[26] and Amitabha Sutra[27], a Mahayana sutra[28].