Amidism

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Pure Land Buddhism.

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pure landpure land buddhism

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"Myself, I have been involved with essentially two Buddhist temples, the Wat Yanviriya, a Thai temple in East Vancouver, BC, and the International Buddhist Temple, a Chinese temple on Lulu Island, BC. The latter was on Steveston Highway. The former was Theravāda Buddhism, and the latter was Pure Land Buddhism, also known as Amidism. I started Buddhism with Zen, many years previously."

Etymology

From Amida (“Amitabha”) + -ism (“forming nouns concerning schools of thought”).

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