noun
Amitabha hall; temple hall with an Amitabha image
A hall in a Buddhist temple that houses a statue or image of Amitabha Buddha (Amida Nyorai). Common in Pure Land temples.
この寺の阿弥陀堂には、鎌倉時代の阿弥陀如来像が安置されている。
In this temple's Amitabha hall, a statue of Amitabha Tathagata from the Kamakura period is enshrined.
Compound of 阿弥陀 (Amida, from Sanskrit Amitābha) and 堂 (hall, temple building).