Amitabha Sutra, Amitābha Sūtra: 2 definitions
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: Buddhist Door: GlossaryOne of the main sutra in Pure Land Sect. It is said to be the only sutra that Shakyamuni preached without being asked. For the sake of facilitating the living beings to practice and cultivate the Buddha way. Shakyamuni revealed and taught us the simplest way for liberation and enlightenment -- reciting Amitabha Buddhas name. By reciting the name, one can opt to be born in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. It is one of the most popular sutra recited by the Buddhists in China.: WikiPedia: BuddhismThe Amitābha Sūtra is a popular colloquial name for the Shorter Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra. The Amitābha Sūtra is a Mahāyāna Buddhist text, and it is one of the primary sūtras recited and upheld in the Pure Land Buddhist schools.
The bulk of the Amitābha Sūtra, considerably shorter than other Pure Land sūtras, consists of a discourse which the Buddha gave at Jeta Grove in ?rāvastī to his disciple ?āriputra. The talk concerned the wondrous adornments that await the righteous in the western pure land of Sukhāvatī (Chinese: 西方極樂國), as well as the beings that reside there, including the buddha Amitābha. The text also describes what one must do to be reborn there.
etymology: The Amitābha Sūtra (traditional Chinese: 阿彌陀經; pinyin: ?mítuó Jīng; Japanese: 阿弥陀経; Vietnamese: A di ?à kinh)
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Partial matches: Amitabha, Sutra.
Full-text: Maitreya, Metteyya, Seven Title Classification, Kumarajiva.
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