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...
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Devadatta (section Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra)
merit, leading to his awakening. In the Mahayana Buddhist text, the Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra, Devadatta is said to have convinced Prince Ajātasattu to murder...
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Amitābha (section References in Sutras)
as canonical in East Asian Buddhism: Amitayurdhyana Sutra Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra Shorter Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra Amitābha is understood as the Buddha...
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Pure Land Buddhism (redirect from Pure Land sutras)
Pure Land Sutras") are the Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra (Infinite Life Sutra/The Larger Amitabha Sutra), Amitayurdhyana Sutra (Contemplation Sutra) and the...
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continuous pure mindfulness of Amitābha, to obtain samādhi. In the Amitayurdhyana Sutra, Mahāsthāmaprāpta is symbolized by the moon while Avalokiteśvara...
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Mahayana sutras in the Chinese canon which have been influential in East Asian Buddhism and are likely apocryphal include: Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra (佛說觀無量壽佛經...
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Buddhānusmṛti (section Pratyutpanna Samādhi Sūtra)
should resolve to be reborn in that land. Other Pure Land sutra like the Amitayurdhyana Sutra, include lengthy descriptions of the Buddha Amitabha's physical...
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Huayan (section Huayan sutra)
Commentary on the Amitabhasutra, and Straightforward Commentary on the Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra”. Another influential figure was the lay scholar Peng Shaosheng (彭紹升...
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The ten nianfos cited in both the Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra and the Amitayurdhyana Sutra are oral recitations (kǒuchēng 口稱, also called the “ten sounds”...
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Mahāyāna sūtras present the insight into the non-arisen nature of dharmas as a great achievement of bodhisattvas. The Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra mentions that...
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