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This sutra only appears in the Chinese [[Buddhist Canon]], not in Sanskrit or Tibetan ones.<ref>Williams, Paul. ''Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations'', 2nd edition. Routledge, 2009, p. 239.</ref> | This sutra only appears in the Chinese [[Buddhist Canon]], not in Sanskrit or Tibetan ones.<ref>Williams, Paul. ''Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations'', 2nd edition. Routledge, 2009, p. 239.</ref> | ||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140512124959/http://www.bdk.or.jp/pdf/bdk/digitaldl/dBET_ThreePureLandSutras_2003.pdf The Three Pure Land Sutras], includes a translation of the Amitayurdhyana Sutra by Hisao Inagaki, 2003 | |||
*Peter Lunde Johnson, [https://anlacpublications.files.wordpress.com/2021/04/lpb-sutra-n.pdf The Scripture on the Buddha’s Teaching About Meditation On the Enlightened Being ‘Of Infinite Life’] | |||
==Commentaries== | ==Commentaries== | ||
Revision as of 20:13, 26 November 2023
The Amitayurdhyana Sutra (Skt. Amitāyurdhyāna-Sūtra), or Sutra of Contemplation on Buddha Amitayus, describes the Pure Land of Amitayus/Amitabha Buddha, Sukhavati, and gives a method of contemplation on the details of the Pure Land in thirteen stages, then continues with a further three meditations, each of which refers to three types of birth in the Pure Land.
Text
This sutra only appears in the Chinese Buddhist Canon, not in Sanskrit or Tibetan ones.[1]
- The Three Pure Land Sutras, includes a translation of the Amitayurdhyana Sutra by Hisao Inagaki, 2003
- Peter Lunde Johnson, The Scripture on the Buddha’s Teaching About Meditation On the Enlightened Being ‘Of Infinite Life’
Commentaries
- Vasubandhu, the Sukhāvatīvyūhopadeśa (Skt.)
References
- ↑ Williams, Paul. Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations, 2nd edition. Routledge, 2009, p. 239.