Guan Wuliangshou Jing

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Guan Wuliangshou Jing is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture that teaches visualization practices focused on Amitābha Buddha and rebirth in his Pure Land.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Guan Wuliangshou Fo Jing 1
Guan Wuliangshou Jing canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mahayana Buddhist scripture ⓘ
Pure Land Buddhist scripture ⓘ
sutra ⓘ
associatedWithConcept grades of rebirth in the Pure Land ⓘ
associatedWithFigure Ajātaśatru ⓘ
King Bimbisāra ⓘ
linked to: Bimbisara

Queen Vaidehī ⓘ
associatedWithPractice nianfo ⓘ
associatedWithTradition Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Mahayana

Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ
canonicalStatus major scripture in East Asian Buddhism ⓘ
centralTheme methods for Pure Land rebirth ⓘ
salvation through Amitābha Buddha ⓘ
visualization practices ⓘ
containsNumberOfContemplations 16 ⓘ
describes nine grades of rebirth in Sukhāvatī ⓘ
describesRealm Sukhāvatī ⓘ
emphasizesConcept karmic retribution ⓘ
mind-only Pure Land ⓘ
power of Buddha’s vows ⓘ
repentance ⓘ
focusesOnDeity Amitābha Buddha ⓘ
Amitāyus Buddha ⓘ
linked to: Amitābha Buddha
geographicOrigin China (likely composition or redaction) ⓘ
linked to: China
hasAlternativeTitle Contemplation Sutra ⓘ
Guan Wuliangshou Fo Jing ⓘ
Sutra on the Contemplation of Amitāyus ⓘ
Sutra on the Visualization of the Buddha of Infinite Life ⓘ
hasTitleInChinese 觀無量壽經 ⓘ
linked to: Amitābha Sūtra
influencedTradition Chinese Pure Land schools ⓘ
East Asian Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Pure Land Buddhism

Japanese Jōdo Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Jōdo Shinshū

Japanese Jōdo Shinshū ⓘ
linked to: Jōdo Shinshū
languageOfCanonicalText Classical Chinese ⓘ
narrativeSetting dialogue between the Buddha and Queen Vaidehī ⓘ
partOfCorpus Three Pure Land Sutras ⓘ
linked to: Pure Land sutras
preservedInCanon Chinese Buddhist Canon ⓘ
primaryGoal attainment of birth in Sukhāvatī ⓘ
rebirth in Amitābha’s Pure Land ⓘ
relatedWork Amitābha Sutra ⓘ
linked to: Amitābha Sūtra

Larger Sukhāvatīvyūha Sutra ⓘ
scripturalCategory Pure Land visualization text ⓘ
teachesPractice Sixteen Contemplations ⓘ
contemplation of the Buddha of Infinite Life ⓘ
visualization of Amitābha Buddha ⓘ
visualization of Sukhāvatī ⓘ
timeOfComposition likely 5th century CE or earlier ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra → hasAlternativeName → Guan Wuliangshou Jing ⓘ
Guan Wuliangshou Jing → hasAlternativeTitle → Guan Wuliangshou Fo Jing ⓘ
linked to: Guan Wuliangshou Jing