Amitabha Mantras
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The Tibetan Buddhism Tibetan mantra of Amitabha is 'Om ami dhewa hri'. Various mantras invoking his name are commonly used by modern Amidist schools, particularly 無阿弥陀佛, read Nàmó Āmítuó fó in Chinese, Namu Amita bul in Korean, Namu Amida butsu in Japanese, and Nam-mô A-di-đà Phật in Vietnamese. Buddhist monks in China and Taiwan are greeted by saying Āmítuó fó. Occasionally,
lay devotees of Buddhism address each other in this same manner. The Japanese and Korean form of the mantra is frequently used in prayers for the dead, and sometimes simply to express respect for the dead, somewhat similar to the way some Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox make the sign of the cross after mentioning a dead person's name.
