This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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阿弥陀

阿彌陀
あみだ
Amitabha; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
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阿弥陀如来

あみだにょらい
Amitabha Tathagata; Amithaba
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仏陀

ぶっだ、ぶつだ
Buddha
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阿弥陀堂

あみだどう
temple hall containing an enshrined image of Amitabha
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陀羅尼

だらに
dharani; spell; litany; Sanskrit multi-syllabic chant
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和蘭

阿蘭陀、和蘭陀
オランダ
Holland; The Netherlands
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弥陀

みだ
Amitabha
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阿呆陀羅

あほんだら、あほだら
fool; oaf; airhead
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曼荼羅

曼陀羅
まんだら
mandala; Buddhist visual schema of the enlightened mind
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南無阿弥陀仏

exp
なむあみだぶつ
I sincerely believe in Amitabha; Lord have mercy on me