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Amida (Amitabha)

Amida (Amitabha), a god of the Buddhist world, and the gods ancient sources said were the same.

Tradition: buddhism

Documented identifications

LinkWho said soNote
identified as HachimanHonji suijaku; Hachiman titled Great Bodhisattva in 781Hachiman was named Great Bodhisattva by the court in 781 and his original ground was held to be Amida.

Sources

  1. Hachiman (Wikipedia)
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