Word Meaning 南無阿弥陀仏

なむあみだぶつ namuamidabutsu

南無阿弥陀仏 is read as なむあみだぶつ (namuamidabutsu) and means Namu Amida Butsu.

Meaning

English

Namu Amida Butsu
Hail Amitabha Buddha
Homage to Amida Buddha
prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha

Reading

Kana

なむあみだぶつ

Romaji

namuamidabutsu

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 49 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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阿弥陀仏

あみだぶつ

Amitabha

阿弥陀

あみだ

wearing a hat pushed back on one's head

阿弥陀経

あみだきょう

Sukhavati sutra

阿弥陀三尊

あみださんぞん

Amitabha triad

阿弥陀被り

あみだかぶり

wearing a hat pushed back on one's head

阿弥陀如来

あみだにょらい

Amitabha Tathagata

阿弥陀堂

あみだどう

temple hall containing an enshrined image of Amitabha

阿弥陀籤

あみだくじ

ghostleg lottery

南仏

なんふつ

Southern France

南阿共和国

なんあきょうわこく

Republic of South Africa

南無

なむ

amen

南方仏教

なんぽうぶっきょう

Southern Buddhism (as practiced in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia)