Questions tagged [amitabha]
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Which Animal corresponds to which Buddha?
For example, peacocks are often associated with Amitabha. They were said to be his mounts, and images of Amitabha often feature peacock symbolism.
What about the other Buddhas? Do they each have an ...
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Not remembering past life(s)?
I wanted to ask how Buddhism explains why we don't remember our past lives?
Why bother with the Buddhist path when we will not remember this temporary life in our next? I heard that for example ...
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What is the difference between Amitābha's Sukhāvatī & the Lotus Vault?
What is the relation of sukhāvatī to 蓮華藏莊嚴世界海 ("the lotus's vault, the perfected lokadhātu, the ocean") attested to in the Buddhāvataṃsakanāmamahāyānasūtra T279 & ...
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Are Amitabha and Sakyamuni the same?
Buddha is the name for the Supreme Being, right? So are Amitabha Buddha and Sakyamuni Buddha both Supreme Beings but of different galaxies or something? I assume there are more buddhas than just these ...
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Does Pure Land Buddhism ever have a Buddha other than Amitābha as the object of devotion?
Does Pure Land Buddhism ever have a Buddha other than Amitābha as the object of devotion? Or is Pure Land Buddhism by definition a devotion to Amitābha and an aspiration to be reborn in his pure land? ...
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