Queen Vaidehī
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Queen Vaidehī is a central figure in Pure Land Buddhist tradition, known as the royal devotee in the Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra whose suffering and plea for liberation prompt the Buddha’s teachings on visualizing Amitābha’s Pure Land.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Queen Vaidehī canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
devotee in Pure Land Buddhism
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royal consort ⓘ scriptural character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
aspiration (praṇidhāna) for Pure Land rebirth
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karmic consequences of unwholesome actions within a royal family ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Amitābha Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
Pure Land visualization meditation
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recollection of Amitābha ⓘ |
| associatedRealm | Sukhāvatī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTextType | meditation sutra GENERATED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | figure preserved in East Asian Buddhist canon ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf | Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrinalSignificance |
illustrates accessibility of Pure Land rebirth to laypeople
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occasion for the Buddha’s detailed description of Sukhāvatī ⓘ occasion for the teaching of sixteen visualizations of the Pure Land ⓘ |
| genreContext | didactic Buddhist narrative ⓘ |
| influencedTradition |
Chinese Pure Land exegesis
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East Asian Pure Land schools NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese Jōdo traditions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
inspiring the exposition of visualization practices of Amitābha’s Pure Land
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plea for liberation from suffering ⓘ requesting guidance on attaining rebirth in the Pure Land ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources |
Classical Chinese
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Classical Sanskrit (reconstructed/attributed) ⓘ |
| moralLesson |
even those in high worldly status experience profound suffering
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sincere faith and aspiration can open the path to liberation ⓘ |
| motherOf | Ajātaśatru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
archetype of the suffering lay devotee
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exemplar of faith and aspiration for rebirth in Sukhāvatī ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
aspiration for liberation from samsara
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faith in Amitābha and the Pure Land ⓘ suffering caused by familial conflict ⓘ |
| receivesTeachingFrom | Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfCulticReception |
China
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Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Mahayana Buddhism
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Pure Land Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInText | central figure whose suffering prompts the Buddha’s teaching ⓘ |
| settingOfStory |
Royal palace of Magadha
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Rājagṛha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceOf | narrative basis for visualization practices in Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra ⓘ |
| spouseOf | King Bimbisāra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | model Pure Land practitioner in East Asian Buddhism ⓘ |
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