Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra

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Buddhist scripture Mahayana sutra Pure Land Buddhist text

The Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture that teaches meditative practices for visualizing Amitābha Buddha and attaining rebirth in his Western Pure Land.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra canonical	8
Amitayus Meditation Sutra	1
Amitābha Sūtra	1
Infinite Life Sūtra	1
Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss	1
Sutra on the Contemplation of Amitayus	1
Sutra on the Contemplation of Amitāyus	1
Sutra on the Visualization of Amitayus	1
Sutra on the Visualization of Amitāyus	1
Sutra on the Visualization of the Buddha of Infinite Life	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2722348 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra
Context triple: [Pure Land Buddhism, scripturalBasis, Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra]

A. Lotus Sūtra
The Lotus Sūtra is one of the most influential and revered Mahayana Buddhist scriptures, celebrated for its teachings on universal Buddhahood and the ultimate unity of all Buddhist paths.
B. Lankāvatāra Sutra
The Lankāvatāra Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture known for its teachings on mind-only philosophy, Buddha-nature, and the importance of direct experiential realization over conceptual understanding.
C. Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra
The Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture that presents profound teachings on non-duality and emptiness through the figure of the enlightened layman Vimalakīrti.
D. Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra)
The Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra) is a monumental Mahayana Buddhist scripture renowned for its vast, visionary depiction of the cosmos and the interpenetration of all phenomena, especially influential in East Asian Buddhism.
E. Diamond Sutra
The Diamond Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture renowned for its profound teaching on emptiness and the illusory nature of phenomena, and is also one of the oldest known printed books in the world.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra
Target entity description: The Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture that teaches meditative practices for visualizing Amitābha Buddha and attaining rebirth in his Western Pure Land.

A. Lotus Sūtra
The Lotus Sūtra is one of the most influential and revered Mahayana Buddhist scriptures, celebrated for its teachings on universal Buddhahood and the ultimate unity of all Buddhist paths.
B. Lankāvatāra Sutra
The Lankāvatāra Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture known for its teachings on mind-only philosophy, Buddha-nature, and the importance of direct experiential realization over conceptual understanding.
C. Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra
The Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture that presents profound teachings on non-duality and emptiness through the figure of the enlightened layman Vimalakīrti.
D. Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra)
The Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra) is a monumental Mahayana Buddhist scripture renowned for its vast, visionary depiction of the cosmos and the interpenetration of all phenomena, especially influential in East Asian Buddhism.
E. Diamond Sutra
The Diamond Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture renowned for its profound teaching on emptiness and the illusory nature of phenomena, and is also one of the oldest known printed books in the world.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist scripture ⓘ Mahayana sutra ⓘ Pure Land Buddhist text ⓘ
associatedLanguage	Chinese ⓘ Japanese ⓘ Korean ⓘ Vietnamese ⓘ
associatedWork	Larger Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra ⓘ linked to: Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra Smaller Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra ⓘ linked to: Shorter Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra
canonicalStatus	important scripture in East Asian Pure Land schools ⓘ
centralDeity	Amitābha Buddha ⓘ Amitāyus Buddha ⓘ linked to: Amitābha Buddha
describesPlace	Sukhāvatī ⓘ Western Pure Land of Amitābha ⓘ linked to: Western Pure Land
featuresCharacter	Ajātaśatru ⓘ King Bimbisāra ⓘ linked to: Bimbisara Queen Vaidehī ⓘ Śākyamuni Buddha ⓘ linked to: Shakyamuni Buddha
geographicReception	China ⓘ Japan ⓘ Korea ⓘ Vietnam ⓘ linked to: Viet Nam
goal	rebirth in the Western Pure Land ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Amitayus Meditation Sutra ⓘ linked to: Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra Guan Wuliangshou Jing ⓘ Kanmuryōjukyō ⓘ Sutra on the Contemplation of Amitayus ⓘ linked to: Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra Sutra on the Visualization of Amitayus ⓘ linked to: Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra
hasLanguage	Classical Chinese ⓘ
influencedTradition	Chinese Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Pure Land Buddhism Japanese Jōdo Shinshū ⓘ linked to: Jōdo Shinshū Japanese Jōdo-shū ⓘ linked to: Jōdo-shū Korean Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Pure Land Buddhism Vietnamese Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Vietnamese Buddhism
narrativeFrame	story of Queen Vaidehī ⓘ
partOf	Three Pure Land Sutras ⓘ linked to: Pure Land sutras
religiousTradition	Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Mahayana Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ
structure	sequence of sixteen contemplations ⓘ
teachesNumberOfContemplations	16 ⓘ
teachesPractice	contemplation of the Buddha’s physical characteristics ⓘ contemplation of the Pure Land environment ⓘ meditation on Amitābha Buddha ⓘ visualization of Amitābha Buddha ⓘ visualization of the Western Pure Land ⓘ
theme	compassion of Amitābha Buddha ⓘ rebirth through faith and meditation ⓘ salvation through visualization practice ⓘ
timePeriod	translated into Chinese in early medieval period ⓘ
usedFor	devotional recitation ⓘ meditation guidance ⓘ ritual practice in Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ

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Referenced by (17)

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

Pure Land Buddhism → scripturalBasis → Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra ⓘ

Amitābha Buddha → associatedScripture → Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra ⓘ

Jōdo-shū → scripturalBasis → Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra ⓘ

Daochuo → religiousConcept → Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss ⓘ