Amida

The English word “Amida” has 1 meaning listed here.

proper noun

Synonym of Amitābha, the most important buddha of the Pure Land sect.

Etymology

From Latin Amida, from Ancient Greek Ἄμιδα (Ámida), apparently from an Aramaic form with emphatic state ending equivalent to Classical Syriac ܐܡܝܕ (ʾamīḏ).

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