(Sanskrit). ‘Boundless life’, an alternative name for the Buddha Amitābha, though perhaps originally used as a epithet for him. He is often depicted with a begging-bowl containing the elixir of immortality.
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(Sanskrit). ‘Boundless life’, an alternative name for the Buddha Amitābha, though perhaps originally used as a epithet for him. He is often depicted with a begging-bowl containing the elixir of immortality.
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