Amida Nyorai (Juichison Tennotoku)

Amida Nyorai, also known as Amitabha, is the Buddha of Immeasurable Light widely venerated in Japanese Buddhism, particularly within Pure Land traditions such as Jodo Shu and Jodo Shinshu. Devotion to Amida centers on the aspiration for rebirth in the Pure Land of Utmost Bliss (Sukhavati), making this Buddha a central figure in Japanese funerary rites, memorial services, and beliefs concerning the afterlife. The epithet Juichison Tennotoku reflects specific ritual or iconographic traditions associated with Amida within certain lineages, though such designations are best understood within their particular doctrinal and historical context.