Sanskrit for Nang-wa Tha-yay?

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Sanskrit for Nang-wa Tha-yay?

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What's the Sanskrit for Amitabha's epithet, Nang-wa Tha-yay?

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Re: Sanskrit for Nang-wa Tha-yay?

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pemachophel wrote:What's the Sanskrit for Amitabha's epithet, Nang-wa Tha-yay?

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Since 'snang ba' can mean light, "snang ba mtha' yas" appears to just be an alternative translation of 'amitabha'.
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pemachophel wrote:What's the Sanskrit for Amitabha's epithet, Nang-wa Tha-yay?

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Amitābha.

Amita = mtha' yas, limitless
abha = snang wa, light, splendour, etc.
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Thanks for the responses. Just to be clear: so are Nang-wa Tha-yay and Od-pag-med synonyms? Are they simply two different Tibetan translations of Amitabha? IOW, when translating these into English, should both terms simply be translated as Amitabha?

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pemachophel wrote:Thanks for the responses. Just to be clear: so are Nang-wa Tha-yay and Od-pag-med synonyms? Are they simply two different Tibetan translations of Amitabha? IOW, when translating these into English, should both terms simply be translated as Amitabha?

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Yes, they are alternate translations of the same Sanskrit word.

Amitābha.

Amita = dpag med, immeasurable, etc.
abha = 'od, light, splendour, etc.

You can clearly see this in titles translated in the tengyur.
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Thanks. I've wondered about this for some time.

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