Pure Land sutras

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Buddhist scripture collection Mahayana Buddhist text

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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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Pure Land sutras canonical	2
Larger Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra	1
Pure Land sūtras	1
Smaller Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra	1
Three Pure Land Sutras	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist scripture collection ⓘ Mahayana Buddhist text ⓘ
associatedConcept	Buddha-field (buddha-kṣetra) ⓘ merit transfer ⓘ vow power of the Buddha ⓘ
associatedWith	Amitābha Buddha ⓘ surface form: Amitāyus (another name of Amitābha)
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 ⓘ surface form: Sukhāvatī (the Pure Land of Amitābha) 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 sutras ⓘ surface form: Mahayana canon
practiceType	Buddha-remembrance (buddhānusmṛti) ⓘ devotional Buddhism ⓘ
regionOfInfluence	China ⓘ Japan ⓘ Korea ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ surface form: Vietnam
religiousTradition	Mahayana ⓘ surface form: Mahayana Buddhism
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 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Mahayana sutras → includesText → Pure Land sutras ⓘ

Mahayana → scriptures → Pure Land sutras ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pure Land sūtras

Pure Land Buddhism → scripturalBasis → Pure Land sutras ⓘ

this entity surface form: Larger Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra

Pure Land Buddhism → scripturalBasis → Pure Land sutras ⓘ

this entity surface form: Smaller Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra

Japanese Buddhism → coreText → Pure Land sutras ⓘ

Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra → partOf → Pure Land sutras ⓘ

this entity surface form: Three Pure Land Sutras