Buddha (nyorai)
Myōkansatsuchi no Mida
妙観察智弥陀
Myōkansatsuchi no Mida is a deity name related to Amida in Esoteric Buddhism. The Five Wisdom Buddhas (Gochi Nyorai) express five wisdoms in five buddhas, and Amida is placed as one of them. This entry of Shōhōin introduces a form making the meditation mudra (jōin).
This introduction is based on materials from Shōhōin (Tobi Fudō). It is summarized within the scope of the beliefs and traditions those materials convey, and does not present explanations or customs common to all schools, shrines, and temples.
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Amida, bearer of one of the five wisdoms
Myōkansatsuchi no Mida is a deity name related to Amida in Esoteric Buddhism. The Five Wisdom Buddhas (Gochi Nyorai) express five wisdoms in five buddhas, and Amida is placed as one of them. This entry of Shōhōin introduces a form making the meditation mudra (jōin).
Source: 飛不動尊 正宝院・飛不動尊 正宝院
The buddha of the Pure Land, and the Amida of the mandala
Amida has a place not only in devotion to the buddha of the Western Land of Bliss but also in the mandalas of Esoteric Buddhism. In the three-dimensional mandala of Tō-ji, too, Amida is enshrined as one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas and can be understood through the relationships among deities who express the wisdom of the buddhas.
Source: 真言宗総本山 東寺・浄土宗
Sources (in Japanese)
- 飛不動尊 正宝院「仏様の世界：妙観察智弥陀」（2026-10-14 確認）
- 飛不動尊 正宝院「仏様の世界：目次」（2026-10-14 確認）
- 飛不動尊 正宝院「仏様の世界：五智如来」（2026-10-14 確認）
- 真言宗総本山 東寺「天、菩薩、明王、如来」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 浄土宗「新纂浄土宗大辞典：阿弥陀仏」（2026-10-15 確認）