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What is the meaning of the word ‘Amitabha’?
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Amitabha is a Sanskrit word meaning “Infinite Light”. It is also a Buddhist term for the Western Paradise, a place where people go after death. In Buddhism, the Buddha Amitabha is the personification of infinite light, and is the most important deity in the religion. Amitabha is the main deity in the Pure Land Buddhism, a sect of Buddhism that originated in China.