AmitÄbha
Amitābha ( Sanskrit: अमिताभ, Amitābha, Buddha of Immeasurable Light gloss; Tibetan: ' od dpag med or Snang ba mtha ' yas ;阿弥陀佛Chinese, Pinyin Āmítuó FO, A -mi- t'o W.-G. fo; jap阿 弥陀 仏, Amida butsu or阿 弥陀 如 来Amida nyorai ) is the name of a transcendent Buddha, throughout the Sino- Japanese East Asia respectively highest veneration bestowed is.
Overview
His kingdom is one of several Sukhavati Pure Lands, in which a man should be born again by reciting the name of Amitabha (see Nianfo ).
The Amitabha worship is the center of various Buddhist denominations, of which the Chinese school of Pure Land (净土 宗jìngtǔzōng, Ching- t'u tsung ) and the Japanese schools of Jōdo shū and Jōdo Shinshu are known.
The claiming to be affected Buddha Amitabha school is also known as Amidism or Amitabha Buddhism.
Amitabha also plays an important role in Tibetan Buddhism Vajrayana, is recognized as a primordial Buddha of the lotus family ( Adibuddha ). There are several practices in Tibetan Buddhism to gain access to the Pure Land of Amitabha, as for example the Sablam powa. Padmasambhava is considered in Tibetan Buddhism as an incarnation or emanation of Amitabha.
Amitabha is the Buddha of universal love. He lives in the rest (represented as meditating Buddha ) and works for the enlightenment of all beings (represented as a blessing Buddha). His most important enlightenment technique is the visualization of the surrounding world as a paradise. Who comprehends his world as a paradise, characterized awakens the enlightenment energy in itself. You can see his world as a paradise by a corresponding positive thought ( enlightenment thought) or by all beings one sends light ( all beings be happy wishes ). After the Amitabha doctrine, climb upon his death to paradise on ( in the Pure Land of Amitabha ), if you think his name as a mantra and the mind through the crown chakra leaves the body.