"南無阿弥陀仏" meaning in Japanese

See 南無阿弥陀仏 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: [na̠mɯ̟ a̠mʲida̠bɯ̟t͡sɨ] Forms: 南無阿弥陀仏 [canonical] (ruby: (), (), (), (), (), (ぶつ)), Namu Amidabutsu [romanization], 南無阿彌陀佛 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle Chinese 南無阿彌陀佛 (MC nom mju 'a mjie da bjut), itself borrowed from Sanskrit नमोऽमिताभाय (namoʼmitābhāya). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ja|ltc|-|sort=なむあみだぶつ}} Borrowed from Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|南無阿彌陀佛}} 南無阿彌陀佛 (MC nom mju 'a mjie da bjut), {{bor+|ja|sa|नमोऽमिताभाय|nocap=1|sort=なむあみだぶつ}} borrowed from Sanskrit नमोऽमिताभाय (namoʼmitābhāya) Head templates: {{ja-pos|phrase|^なむ ^あみだぶつ}} 南(な)無(む)阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ)仏(ぶつ) • (Namu Amidabutsu)
  1. (Buddhism) Namo Amitābhāya, a Buddhist chant. Derived forms: 南無阿弥陀 (ruby: (), (), (), (), ()) (english: Namu Amida) Related terms: 南無阿弥豆腐 (Namu Omidōfu) (ruby: (), (), (), (), (どう), ()) [humorous], 阿弥陀 (english: Amida), 阿弥陀仏 (Amidabutsu), 念仏 (nenbutsu) (ruby: (ねん), (ぶつ)), なんまんだぶ (nanmandabu)
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    }
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      "word": "南無阿弥豆腐"
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        "Japanese terms spelled with 南 read as な",
        "Japanese terms spelled with 弥 read as み",
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      "other": "なむあみだぶつ"
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    {
      "ipa": "[na̠mɯ̟ a̠mʲida̠bɯ̟t͡sɨ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "南無阿弥陀仏"
}

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