- The
Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra (Sanskrit);
simplified Chinese: 佛说观无量寿佛经;
traditional Chinese: 佛說觀無量壽佛經; pinyin: Fóshuōguānwúliàngshòufójīng; Vietnamese: Phật...
- Pure Land
master Daochuo, who
happened to be
giving a
lecture on the
Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra. This
lecture ultimately inspired him to
follow and then spread...
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called a mahāpuruṣa (great being). In the
Mahayana Buddhist text, the
Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra,
Devadatta is said to have
convinced Prince Ajātasattu to murder...
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particular have
become seen as
canonical in East
Asian Buddhism:
Amitayurdhyana Sutra Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra
Shorter Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra Amitābha...
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continuous pure
mindfulness of Amitābha, to
obtain samādhi. In the
Amitayurdhyana Sutra, Mahāsthāmaprāpta is
symbolized by the moon
while Avalokiteśvara...
- Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra (Infinite Life Sutra/The
Larger Amitabha Sutra),
Amitayurdhyana Sutra (Contemplation Sutra) and the
Shorter Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra (Amitabha...
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Illustration of the
Amitayurdhyana Sutra, c. 13th century. A
palace exemplifying the
architecture of
Goryeo is depicted....
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other pure lands. * Only
common in Chinese. In the
final part of the
Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra,
Gautama Buddha discusses the nine
levels into
which those born...
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influential in East
Asian Buddhism and are
likely apocryphal include:
Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra (佛說觀無量壽佛經, Guan-wuliangshou-jing,
Sutra on the
Visualization of...
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Commentary on the Amitabhasutra, and
Straightforward Commentary on the
Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra”.
Another influential figure was the lay
scholar Peng Shaosheng...
