ཚེ་དཔག་མེད། | Glossary of Terms

The buddha in the western realm of Sukhāvatī. Later and presently better known by his alternative name Amitābha.

Name of a buddha.

The buddha associated with longevity.

A tathāgata, his names mean "infinite life;" another name for Amitābha, “Infinite Light.”

The buddha residing in the western buddha realm of Sukhāvatī. He is also known as Amitābha.

The buddha associated with longevity.

The Buddha in the western realm of Sukhāvatī. Later and presently better known by his alternative name Amitābha. Not to be confused with the buddha of long life, Aparimitāyus, whose name has been incorrectly back-translated into Sanskrit as Amitāyus also.

Buddha especially associated with life energy and long life; the sambhogakāya aspect of Amitābha. Also a name of Amitābha.

The buddha in the realm of Sukhāvatī. Later and presently, he is better known by his alternative name, Amitābha. Not to be confused with the buddha of long life, Aparimitāyus, whose name has been incorrectly back-translated into Sanskrit as Amitāyus also.

In the Ratnaketudhāraṇī, he is one of the six “directional” tathāgatas.

A buddha.

Celestial buddha of infinite life, another name for the Buddha Amitābha.

The buddha associated with longevity.

Another name for Amitābha.

Name of the thus-gone one of the world system Sukhāvatī. Alternate name for Amitābha.

The name of a buddha.

The buddha in the western realm of Sukhāvatī, also known as Amitābha.

The Buddha of Boundless Life, one of the three deities of longevity in the Tibetan tradition.

The buddha who presides over the buddhafield Sukhāvatī; also known as Amitābha.

The buddha who presides over the buddhafield Sukhāvatī; also known as Amitābha.

The buddha residing in the western buddha realm of Sukhāvatī, he is sometimes identified with Amitābha. More commonly translated into Tibetan as tshe dpag med.

The buddha residing in the western buddha realm of Sukhāvatī, he is also sometimes identified with Amitābha. More commonly translated into Tibetan as tshe dpag med.

The buddha residing in the western buddha realm of Sukhāvatī. He is sometimes known as Amitābha. More commonly translated into Tibetan as tshe dpag med.

The buddha residing in the western buddha realm of Sukhāvatī, he is also sometimes known as Amitābha.

Amitāyus is commonly used as the short form of the Buddha Aparimitāyur­jñāna’s name. It also often refers to Amitābha, as it was also the principal name for Amitābha in the earlier sūtras on Sukhāvatī.

Amitāyus is commonly used as the short form of the Buddha Aparimitāyur­jñāna’s name. It also often refers to Amitābha, as it was also the principal name for Amitābha in the earlier sūtras on Sukhāvatī.

A celestial tathāgata closely connected with and often regarded as identical with Amitābha. The two, however, have a different iconographic form.

The buddha of the western buddhafield of Sukhāvatī, he is also known as Amitābha.