Buddha of Infinite Light; Amitābha
A Buddhist term referring to Amitābha, the Buddha of Infinite Light, primarily used in Pure Land contexts.
In the Jōdo sect, the Buddha of Infinite Light is venerated as the principal object of worship.
阿弥陀仏 is the more common Japanese name for Amitābha; 無量光仏 is a less frequent, more formal epithet emphasizing infinite light.
From Chinese 無量光佛, itself a translation of Sanskrit Amitābha (अमिताभ), meaning 'infinite light'.