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The essential practice of Shin Buddhism is to voice the Buddha's Name, "Namo Amida Butsu," with a sense of gratitude. Viewed from a superficial point of view, this may appear to be a prayer voiced to a god, but that's not entirely accurate. Unfortunately, using unfamiliar traditional terminology to explain its meaning may add another.

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Amida Bu is Amida Buddha — the Buddha of Infinite Light — our name for this wholesome energy. Pure Land Buddhism allows foolish beings such as ourselves to rely on being loved just as we are by Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light. Our main practice is saying the name of Amida Buddha (Namo Amida Bu), also known as the 'nembutsu', which.

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Upon the altar, Amida Buddha merely provides a visual connection to the unseen spiritual realm that pervades the mundane. The recitation of "Namo Amida Butsu," known as the nembutsu, has the same intention. As a temple minister, I witness how the lives of Shin followers are enhanced by this association with the sacred.

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It means that the seeker is opening her/himself to Amida's saving Light and Compassion. It is the seeker responding to Amida's Call and opening him/herself to Amida Buddha's Other Power. Another meaning is, "Namu" represents me, the person who is saved, and "Amida Butsu" represents that which saves me, i.e. the Other Power of Amida Buddha. Once.

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The name "Amita" comes from the Sanskrit Amitabha and Amitayus, translated "Boundless, or Infinite Light and Life."The Chinese is (阿弥陀佛) A Mi Tuo Fo, the Tibetan is O-pa-me, the Korean is Amit'a Bui, the Vietnamese is A-di-da Phat, and the Japanese is Amida Butso.He became in China and Japan especially, the supreme personification of the Dharmakaya, the highest enlightenment.

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In order to achieve this, Amida Buddha has selected the Nembutsu from among the 84,000 paths available. However, the Nembutsu is not the parroted repetition of the Name Namo Amida Butsu. It is hearing the command of the Primal Vow calling to and summoning us.

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Amitabha fulfils the "savior" role amongst the Buddhas (together with his spiritual children Avaolokiteshvara and Tara) — this because of his "great vow" in 48 points (see sutra below.) His actual name praise is, in full: "Om Namo Amitabhaya Buddhaya" in Sanskrit. (In Japanese, Namu Amida Butsu) Amitabha Buddha.

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Namo Amitābha is recited as either namo amida butsu or namu amida butsu, which means, ''In the Infinite Light Buddha I take refuge.'' It has also been translated as ''I call out to the Infinite.

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The particle "namo" takes the dative case of both following words. "Amitabha Buddhaya" doesn't make any sense as a phrase, nor does "namo Amitabha." Not wanting to deal with the nuances of inflections is probably one reason most people say it in an uninflected language like Chinese, Japanese or Korean.

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The Name "Namo Amitabha" is the body of Amitabha Buddha, filled with boundless kindness and compassion, perfect and complete wisdom, and splendid merits and virtues. It is also filled with Amitabha's light, his vow-mind, his supernormal powers and energy, and all the exquisite perfections of Buddhahood. The Sutra of Amitabha's.

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Thus the practice of nembutsu, invoking the Buddha of the Western Pure Land, called Amida in Japanese, by voicing "Namo Amida Butsu," is an expression of gratitude. The characteristic posture for nembutsu, in gassho, with palms together close to the chest with head slightly bowed, may be seen as a posture of prayer, or petition to have.

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The nembutsu is the core practice for Pure Land Buddhists across the world. It is a way of aligning ourselves with the wholesome energy of Amida Buddha, the Buddha of Infinite Light. We do this by saying 'I entrust myself to Amida Buddha' in different languages, for example; Namo Amida Bu or Namu Amida Butsu (Japanese), Namo Amitoufo (Chinese), Namu Amita Bul (Korean) or Namo Amitabha.

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The Nianfo (Chinese: 念佛; pinyin: niànfó), alternatively in Japanese as 念仏 (ねんぶつ, nenbutsu), Korean: 염불; RR: yeombul, or in Vietnamese: niệm Phật, is a Buddhist practice central to the tradition of Pure Land Buddhism, though not exclusive to it.In the context of Pure Land practice, it typically refers to the repetition of the name of Amitābha in a ritualized form.

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The term nembutsu means "mindfulness of Buddha." Namo Amida Bu means "I call upon measureless Buddha." However, in reality this practice is not an intellectual or cognitive assertion; it is an expression of sentiment and a way of opening one's heart to receive. When one recites the nembutsu it is an expression of gratitude and.

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Throughout the day, practice deep hearing; become aware and entrust in Great Compassion, symbolized as Amida Buddha, which surrounds and sustains you and all beings. Let the feeling of gratitude and compassion arise from within you and recite the Buddha Name, Namo Amida Buddha. Suggested Daily Prayers Lunch Break Prayer Practice