Interestingly, the
Amida does not contain this formula (Heinemann, Prayer in the Talmud, p.
In Japan,
Amida pietism flourished at the Enryakuji Temple at Mt.
"Everything happened so fast,"
Amida Muda, a resident of Tukanalipao, said.
Shin Buddhism, focused on the love of the
Amida Buddha, is popular in Japan.
Kentucky's biggest push started when James Young (20 points, seven rebounds) posterized
Amida Brimah with a monster dunk to start a three-point play and trigger an 8-0 run.
To move beyond finite and evil human nature requires renouncing one's sins and invoking the name of the Buddha
Amida (nembutsu) for help.
The
Amida Buddha and his forty-eight vows are central to Pure Land teachings and are included in their entirety.
I say "the prayer leader" rather than hazzan or shaliah tsibbur because--they maintain--a hazzan or shaliah tsibbur is the one through whom individuals fulfill their obligation, as is the case with services containing obligatory recitation of the
Amida. Since there is no obligation to say Kabbalat Shabbat, there is no reason to restrict the person setting the pace to an adult male.