Amida Buddha 
			                                 
                                            (Amida Buddha)
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											        | Short Description: | 
											        The Buddha of Eternal Life and Infinite Light | 
										         
										        
													| Long Description: | 
													The Buddha of Eternal Life and Infinite Light; according to the Pure Land teaching the Buddha who has established the way to Enlightenment for ordinary people; based on his forty-eight Vows and the recitation of his name Namu-Amida-Butsu one expresses devotion and gratitude.   | 
												 
												
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													Living in Amida’s Universal Vow: Essays in Shin Buddhism, by  Alfred Bloom  | 
												 
												
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