Amida
Nyorai (Sanskrit : Amitabha)
Buddha of infinite life & light.
Guardian of people born in the Zodiac Year of the Dog & Pig(Boar).
Amida is one of the loftiest savior figures in Japanese Buddhism,
and Amida faith is concerned primarily with the life to come
in Amida's Pure Land Paradise of Utmost Bliss.
He made 48 vows to save sentient beings and is the main target
of worship in the Jodo sect. It is believed that the faith in Amida
will be reborn in the Western Pure Land after death.
|