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Definition[1]

The coming of Buddhas to meet the dying believer and bid welcome to the Pure Land; the three special welcomers are Amitābha, Avalokiteśvara, and Mahāsthāmaprāpta.

Source
A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]

謂發願往生淨土之人,臨終時佛菩薩及聖眾等前來接迎。又作來迎引接、聖眾來迎。此係源自阿彌陀佛四十八願中第十九願之思想,其願謂,發菩提心而願生彌陀淨土者,其人壽終時,彌陀必現前迎接。於日本發展出眾多之來迎圖,稱迎接曼陀羅。來迎圖中繪有阿彌陀佛、觀世音菩薩、大勢至菩薩等作來迎之相,稱為來迎三尊。而對將臨終者行來迎之儀式,則稱迎接會、迎講。(參閱「聖眾來迎」5583)

Source
佛光電子大辭典
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Definition[3]

佛菩薩從極樂世界前來迎接念佛的人。

Source
陳義孝編, 竺摩法師鑑定, 《佛學常見辭彙》
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