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Amitabha
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Amitabha [ˌamiˈtɑbə]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Buddhism) Buddhism (in Pure Land sects) a Bodhisattva who presides over a Pure Land in the west of the universe Japanese name Amida
[Sanskrit, literally: immeasurable light, from amita infinite + ābhā light]
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