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name given to the *amidadou
’νΙ°, a temple hall dedicated to *Amida
’νΙ (Sk: Amitabha), who is also called muryouju-in, meaning the deity
of immeasurable life. Thus, muryouju-in means the hall of life
ad infinitum. The Muryouju-in was located within the confines of the
no longer extant Houjouji @¬ (1022), Kyoto, built by Fujiwara Michinaga
‘΄Ή· (966-1027). Unfortunately it was destroyed by fire. 2@Muryouju-in is one among the forty-nine temples believed in Japan to exist in the Tosotsuten ¦V (Sk: Tusita), the fourth of six heavens in the realm of desire. It is the abode of the Buddha of the future *Miroku νθΣ (Sk: maitreya), who is expected to be the next earthly Buddha in 5,670,000 years. |
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