The 17th day of the 11th Lunar Month is regarded as the birthday of Amitabha Buddha, founder of Western Land of Ultimate Bliss. According to historical documents, this day was actually the birthday of Yongming Yanshou (904~975), a Chan master who lived during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period of China.
Yongming Yanshou not only attained liberation through Chan practice, but also recited Amitabha Buddha's name 100,000 times every day in order to be reborn in the Pure Land. He is considered the first to combine Chan and Pure Land practices.
People regarded Yongming Yanshou as an incarnation of Amitabha Buddha. Thus, his birthday became Amitabha Buddha's Birthday. Every year on this day, monasteries hold a seven day Amitabha Buddha name recitation retreat in commemoration of him.
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阿彌陀佛聖誕
讓我們一起恭誦
【南無阿彌陀佛、南無阿彌陀佛、南無阿彌陀佛】
阿彌陀佛身金色，相好光明無等倫，
白毫宛轉五須彌，紺目澄清四大海，
光中化佛無數億，化菩薩眾亦無邊，
四十八願度眾生，九品咸令登彼岸。
今天2023年 12月 28日 農曆十一月十七日是阿彌陀佛聖誕
「阿彌陀佛」的名字由來
鳩摩羅什所譯的《阿彌陀經》記載，此佛光明無量、壽命無量，故稱阿彌陀佛；而梵本《阿彌陀經》及《稱讚淨土佛攝受經》載，此佛壽命無數、妙光無邊，故稱無量壽佛、無量光佛。所以阿彌陀佛的名字既有智慧（光明）無邊之意，亦有壽命無量之義。
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