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