nianfo

(also: nien-fo; nembutsu; Namu Amida Butso) The Chinese term nianfo and Japanese nembutsu both mean “reciting the name of the Buddha.” Intoning with full faith the phrase “Reverence to Amitabha Buddha” is the central practice of Pure Land traditions. In Chinese Pure Land Temples, one will hear, “Namo Emituofo.” In the Pure Land (Shinshu) and True Pure Land (Jodo Shinshu) traditions of Japan, the same recitation is voiced as “Namu Amida Butsu.”