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Amitābha

The Buddha of Infinite Light, who vowed to receive in his Pure Land all who call on him.

Also: Amida, Amituofo

Mahāyāna, Zen and Tibetan Buddhism

Amitābha, Amida in Japanese, is the buddha of the western Pure Land. According to the Larger Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra, as the bodhisattva Dharmākara he made forty-eight vows, including the vow to bring to his land all who call on his name with faith. He is the object of Pure Land devotion.