In the temple, the old people counted their prayer beads as they chanted "Namo Amitabha".
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usage
Two characters take rare readings here: 南 and 无, because 南无 renders Sanskrit namo "homage to". As an everyday exclamation of relief or pity it is usually shortened to 阿弥陀佛.
culture
Pure Land Buddhism teaches that reciting this six-character name with faith brings rebirth in Amitabha's Western Paradise, which makes it the most often chanted line in Chinese Buddhism.
