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阿弥陀 [spec1,news2,nf26] ； 阿彌陀 [oK]
【 あみだ [spec1,news2,nf26] 】
1. [n] {Buddhism}
▶ Amitabha (Buddha)
▶ Amida
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 1760710 極楽浄土【ごくらくじょうど】 1. Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
  ⇐ see: 1407440 他力本願【たりきほんがん】 1. salvation by faith in Amitabha
2. [n] [uk,abbr]
▶ ghostleg lottery
▶ ladder lottery
▶ [expl] lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1778650 阿弥陀くじ 1. ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
3. [n] [uk,abbr]
▶ wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1778640 阿弥陀被り 1. wearing a hat pushed back on one's head



History:
8. A 2025-08-28 03:35:05  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
阿弥陀籤 is rare; replacing with 阿弥陀くじ in xref
  Diff: 
@@ -28 +28 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="1778650">阿弥陀籤・あみだくじ</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="1778650">阿弥陀くじ</xref>
@@ -37 +37 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="1778640">阿弥陀被り・あみだかぶり</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="1778640">阿弥陀被り</xref>
7. A 2018-04-08 09:03:29  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
if any Buddhist deity deserves a P tag, this one does
  Diff: 
@@ -7,0 +8 @@
+<ke_pri>spec1</ke_pri>
@@ -16,0 +18 @@
+<re_pri>spec1</re_pri>
6. A 2016-05-25 09:06:17  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
5. A* 2016-05-25 08:30:56  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
wiki
  Comments: 
I think the Sanskrit form should be used in English,
but Amida is also quite common.
  Diff: 
@@ -21 +21,2 @@
-<gloss>Amitabha</gloss>
+<gloss>Amitabha (Buddha)</gloss>
+<gloss>Amida</gloss>
4. A 2014-03-03 22:13:17  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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