Sutra on the Visualization of the Buddha of Immeasurable Life 觀無量壽佛經
Translated by Kālayaśas
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第 12 冊 No. 0365 佛說觀無量壽佛經 宋 畺良耶舍譯 共 1 卷Volume 12, No. 365 Sutra on the Visualization of the Buddha of Immeasurable Life, Translated by Kālayaśas in the Liu Song in 1 scroll(s)
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Sanskrit title and date 424-442 from Lancaster (2004, 'K 191')English Translation
Inagaki, Hisao, and Harold Stewart 1995, The three Pure Land Sutras. Berkeley, CA: Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research, pp. 63-88, https://www.bdk.or.jp/document/dgtl-dl/dBET_ThreePureLandSutras_2003.pdf.Summary
This text, tells the story of Queen Vaidehi, imprisoned by her son, and her plea to the Buddha for a place of peace. The Buddha appears and shows her various Buddha lands, leading her to choose the Pure Land of Amitabha. He then teaches her and all beings sixteen visualizations to achieve rebirth in this Pure Land, a realm of immense beauty and enlightenment, by contemplating its features and Amitabha Buddha. The text emphasizes that even those who have committed wrongdoings can be reborn in the Pure Land through repentance and devotion to Amitabha. (AI generated)Primary Source
Kālayaśas, 《觀無量壽佛經》 'The Sutra on Contemplation of Amitāyus,' in Taishō shinshū Daizōkyō 《大正新脩大藏經》, in Takakusu Junjiro, ed., (Tokyo: Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō Kankōkai, 1988), Vol. 12, No. 365, Accessed 2016-09-06, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T12n0365.References
- Lancaster, L.R. 2004, The Korean Buddhist Canon: A Descriptive Catalogue, http://www.acmuller.net/descriptive_catalogue.