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    Tripitaka no. 360) also known as the Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra, is one of the two Indian Mahayana sutras which describe the pure land of Amitābha (also...
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    Sūtra (Ch.: 阿彌陀經, pinyin: Āmítuó Jīng, or 佛說阿彌陀經, Fóshuō Āmítuójīng; Jp.: Amida Kyō, Vi.: A Di Đà Kinh), also known as the [Shorter] Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra...
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  • Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra ("Sukhāvatī-vyūha") may refer to either of the following sūtras: Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra, or the Infinite Life Sutra Shorter...
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    Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra, Amitayurdhyana Sutra (i.e. The Contemplation Sutra) and the Shorter Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra. Regarding the Amitayurdhyana Sutra...
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    canonical in East Asian Buddhism: Amitayurdhyana Sutra Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra Shorter Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra Amitābha is understood as the Buddha of comprehensive...
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    not attain perfect enlightenment. And this passage in the Shorter Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra (Taisho no. 366): O Śāriputra, beings do not arise in the buddha-land...
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    Pratyutpannasamādhi Sūtra Sukhavati is briefly mentioned in the Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra Mahāmegha Sutra (The Great Cloud Sutra) - Chapter 38 contains...
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    of the Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra, Śāriputra is mentioned as the fifteenth of the great arhats, while in the Shorter Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra he is placed...
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    Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra (Infinite Life Sutra) – An influential text in Pure Land Buddhism. Amitabha Sutra – Another Pure land text. Contemplation Sutra –...
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  • Ten Stages Sutra (Chinese: 十地経論) and the commentary on this sutra by Vasubandhu (Shidi jing lun 十地經論). He translated the Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra as well as...
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    Blissful). This is reflected in the name of the sūtra, which can be translated as "Amitāyus Contemplation Sūtra." It is believed to have first been composed...
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    Pure Land school, where he takes an important role in the Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra. He is often depicted in a trinity with Amitābha and Avalokiteśvara...
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  • elaborated upon in both the Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra and the Shorter Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra. The term "Sukhāvatīvyūha" may translated as "description of...
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    tantras. The idea appears in Mahayana sutras like the Sutra of Golden Light (c. 5th century) and the Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra. The Golden Light for example, has...
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  • reborn in Amitābha Buddha's Land of Ultimate Bliss. The Shorter Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra also states that its Amitabha focused Buddhānusmṛti practice will...
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    on the Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra), also called "Discourse on the Pure Land" (Jìngtǔ lùn 浄土論). Dasabhūmika-bhāsya (Commentary on the Ten Stages Sutra) Commentary...
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    pure land sutras", the main sources for East Asian Pure Land Buddhism: the Smaller Sukhāvatī-vyūha (T 366), the Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra, and the Amitayus...
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    quote of Socrates. The Sanskrit text is a quotation from Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra which was attested by the Indian ambassador. The Japanese text was...
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    a melody ranging through all the notes of the scale." The Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra also contains passages in which music is part of a set of devotional...
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    Daśabhūmikasūtra Kāśyapaparivarta Large Sukhāvatīvyūha (Sūtra of the Land of Bliss) Sukhāvatīvyūha Bhaiṣajyaguruvaidūryaprabharāja sūtra Nairātmyaparipṛcchā nāma mahāyānasūtra...
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    China's famous White Horse Temple, including the Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra, an important sutra in Pure Land Buddhism.[citation needed] Po-Śrīmitra was...
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  • Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra 24 recitations of the Amitayurdhyana Sutra 120 recitations of the Diamond Sutra 120 recitations of the Medicine Buddha Sutra 48...
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    pundarika sutra, was also discovered and dated to 690 to 699. This coincides with the reign of Wu Zetian, under which the Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra, which...
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    pundarika sutra, was also discovered and dated to 690 to 699. This coincides with the reign of Wu Zetian, during which the Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra, which...
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  • and inspiration. Some scholars believe that the Mahāyāna Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra was compiled in the age of the Kushan Empire in the 1st and 2nd centuries...
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    and merit. The ten nianfos cited in both the Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra and the Amitayurdhyana Sutra are oral recitations (kǒuchēng 口稱, also called the...
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    "Pure land sutras" in East Asian Pure Land Buddhism are: Long Sukhāvatīvyūha (also known as the Sutra of Immeasurable Life) Short Sukhāvatīvyūha (also known...
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    Saddharma pundarika sutra, is dated to 690 to 699. This coincides with the reign of Wu Zetian, under which the Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra, which advocates...
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    Saddharmapunṇḍarīka sutra or Lotus Sutra printed from 690 to 699. This coincides with the reign of Wu Zetian, during which the Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra, which advocates...
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    Siddham to Shakyamuni Buddha with Japanese pronunciation guide Shorter Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra written in katakana, Siddhaṃ scripts and kanji. This book was published...
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