Amitabha

梵文Amitabha,音譯為“阿彌陀佛”。

大乘教佛名。據說阿彌陀佛原為國王，後放棄王位，出家為法藏比丘后，發了四十八個願，而成正覺。

“南無”，是梵文Namas的音譯，讀作那謨，亦有譯作“南謨”、“那謨”等。意為致敬、歸敬、歸命。常用來加在佛、菩薩的名稱或經典題名之前，表示對佛、法的尊敬和虔信，如南無喝羅、南無三寶等。“南無阿彌陀佛”系佛教術語，意思是“向阿彌陀佛歸命”。

英文註解：Chin/ O-Mi-T'o-Fo; Jpn/ Amida; Vn/ A-Di-Da. The word Amitabha is used in English to represent two Sanskrit terms,"Amitabha" ("Infinite Light") and "Amitayus" ("Infinite Life"). Amitabha is the most commonly used name for the Buddha of Infinite Light and Infinite Life, "the ARCHETYPE of cosmic compassion" (T. Cleary). A transhistorical Buddha venerated by all Mahayana schools (T'ien-T'ai, esoteric, Zen ...) and, particularly, Pure Land. Presides over the Western Pure Land (Land of Ultimate Bliss) or Sukhavati, where anyone can be reborn through utterly sincere (i.e., singleminded) recitation of his name, particularly at the time of death.