Amitabha, Amitābha, Amitābhā, Amita-abha: 23 definitions
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Amitabha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Amitabha has 21 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Amitabh.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchAmitābha (अमिताभ):—(von a + ābhā) von unermesslichem Glanze:
1) eine Klasse von Göttern [Viṣṇupurāṇa 262. 267.] —
2) Name eines Dhyānibuddha [Burnouf 100. u.s.w.] [Lot. de Lassen’s Anthologie b. l. 113. 251.] [Akademische Vorlesungen 260. 266, Nalopākhyāna 1.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungAmitābha (अमिताभ):—m. Nomen proprium —
1) Pl. einer Klasse von Göttern im 8ten Manvantara [Viṣṇupurāṇa 3,2,15.] —
2) eines Dhyānibuddha.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Starts with: Amitabha Sutra, Amitabhaga, Amitabhagya, Amitabhalokeshvara.
Ends with: Pramitabha.
Full-text (+160): Amitaprabha, Sukhavati, Amitayus, Amita, Avalokiteshvara, Dharmakara, Amitabha Sutra, Five Dhyani Buddhas, Sukhavativyuha Sutra, Pure Land, Amitanatha, Poshtri, Dehin, Vada, Vrittirashi, Rajaniyaprabha, Agnibhava, Uposhaniyaprabha, Virava, Hamtariha.
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