Amitayus:
A Buddha mentioned in chapters seven and twenty-three of the Lotus Sutra. Also
known as Amitabha, he became the central figure in the Pure Land teachings of
Chinese and Japanese Buddhism. - Lotus Sutra Glossary
Example:
"You monks, I will now tell you this. These disciples of the Buddha, these
sixteen shramaneras, have now all attained anuttara-samyak-sambodhi. In the
lands in the ten directions they are at present preaching the Law, with
immeasurable hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, millions of bodhisattvas and
voice-hearers for their retinue. Two of these shramaneras have become Buddhas in
the eastern region. One is named Akshobhya and lives in the Land of Joy. The
other is named Sumeru Peak. Two are Buddhas in the southeastern region, one
named Lion Voice, the other named Lion Appearance. Two are Buddhas in the
southern region, one named Void-Dwelling, the other named Ever Extinguished. Two
are Buddhas in the south-western region, one named Emperor Appearance, the other
named Brahma Appearance. Two are Buddhas in the western region, one named
Amitayus, the other named Saving All from Worldly Suffering. Two are Buddhas in
the northwestern region, one named Tamalapatra Sandalwood Fragrance
Transcendental Power, the other named Sumeru Appearance. Two are Buddhas in the
northern region, one named Cloud Freedom, the other named Cloud Freedom King. Of
the Buddhas of the northeastern region, one is named Destroying all Worldly
Fears, The sixteenth is I, Shakyamuni Buddha, who in this Saha land have
attained anuttara-samyak-sambodhi.
Chapter 7:282
See also: Amitayus,
pure land,
Five Types of Buddhist Study and
Practice - Pure Land,
Buddha-recitation