Proper noun
Amida
An ancient city in Mesopotamia located within modern Diyarbakır, Turkey.
Amida
(Buddhism) Synonym of Amitābha, the most important buddha of the Pure Land sect.
Amida
An ancient city in Mesopotamia located within modern Diyarbakır, Turkey.
Amida
(Buddhism) Synonym of Amitābha, the most important buddha of the Pure Land sect.
On one occasion he was separated from the officer's entourage and took refuge in Amida during the siege of the city by the Sassanids of shah Shapur II ; he reportedly barely escaped with his life. Source: Internet