Pure Land sutras

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The Pure Land sutras are a group of influential Mahayana Buddhist scriptures that describe the vows of Amitābha Buddha and the path to rebirth in his blissful Pure Land through faith and devotional practice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist scripture collection
Mahayana Buddhist text
associatedConcept Buddha-field (buddha-kṣetra)
merit transfer
vow power of the Buddha
associatedWith Amitāyus (another name of Amitābha)
linked to: Amitābha Buddha
audience lay followers
monastics
contains descriptions of Amitābha's vows
promises of rebirth for faithful practitioners
coreTextOf Pure Land Buddhism
cosmologyElement western direction of the Pure Land
describes Sukhāvatī (the Pure Land of Amitābha)
linked to: Sukhāvatī

methods to attain rebirth in the Pure Land
qualities of the Pure Land
emphasizes aspiration for rebirth in Sukhāvatī
faith-based salvation
other-power (tariki)
recitation of Amitābha's name
focusesOn Amitābha Buddha's vows
devotional practice
faith in Amitābha Buddha
rebirth in the Pure Land
genre sūtra
goal attainment of Buddhahood in the Pure Land
liberation from saṃsāra
influenced Chinese Pure Land traditions
East Asian Buddhism
Japanese Pure Land schools
Korean Pure Land traditions
Vietnamese Pure Land traditions
language Classical Chinese
Sanskrit (partly preserved or reconstructed)
mainDeity Amitābha Buddha
partOf Mahayana canon
linked to: Mahayana sutras
practiceType Buddha-remembrance (buddhānusmṛti)
devotional Buddhism
regionOfInfluence China
Japan
Korea
Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
religiousTradition Mahayana Buddhism
linked to: Mahayana
scripturalStatus revered as authoritative in Pure Land schools
usedIn Pure Land chanting rituals
monastic and lay devotional practice
viewOnSalvation accessible to ordinary beings
emphasizes salvation in the degenerate age

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Mahayana sutras includesText Pure Land sutras
Mahayana scriptures Pure Land sūtras
linked to: Pure Land sutras
Pure Land Buddhism scripturalBasis Larger Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra
linked to: Pure Land sutras
Pure Land Buddhism scripturalBasis Smaller Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra
linked to: Pure Land sutras
Japanese Buddhism coreText Pure Land sutras
Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra partOf Three Pure Land Sutras
linked to: Pure Land sutras