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								        | Amida Buddha  (Amida Buddha) |   |  
								        | (Language:  Japanese) |  
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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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													| Source(s): | Living in Amida’s Universal Vow: Essays in Shin Buddhism, by  Alfred Bloom |  
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