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| | Amitabha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The Tibetan mantra of Amitabha is 'Om ami dhewa hri'. | | | According to tradition Amitabha was in ancient times a king who, having come in contact with the Buddhist teaching, renounced his throne and became a monk with the name of Dharmakāra. | | | The Buddha Amitabha (literally meaning "Infinite radiance") with his Western paradisiacal "Pure Land" "seems to be understood as the Iranian god of light, equated with the sun" (Foltz, "Religions of the Silk Road"). |
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| | Buddhist texts - encyclopedia article about Buddhist texts. |
| | Shingon Buddhism developed a system which assigned authorship of the early sutras to Gautama Buddha in his physical manifestation; of the Ekayana sutras to the Buddhas as Sambhoghakaya; and the Vajrayana texts to the Buddha as Dharmakaya. | | | The Lankavatara Sutra was influential in the Chan or Zen schools. | | | The Gandhavyuha sutra is thought to be the source of a cult of Vairocana that later gave rise to the Mahavairocana-adhisambodhi tantra which became one of two central texts in Shingon Buddhism, and is included in the Tibetan canon as a carya class tantra. |
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http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Buddhist+texts
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| | Mahayana sutras - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Mahayana sutras are a very broad genre of Buddhist scriptures that were originally put in writing starting in the first century BCE. | | | Sutra of The Great Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva | | | Tibetan Buddhists generally divide Shakyamuni Buddha's exoteric teachings into three general categories, known as "turnings of the wheel of dharma"--the Hinayana, and two Mahayana turnings: the Prajna Paramita (Perfection of Wisdom), and the Tathagatagarbha (Buddha Nature) teachings, respectively. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahayana_sutras
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| | Amitabha Sutra - Part I |
| | Amitabha Buddha is the one Sakyamuni refers to in the sutra. | | | Fifth, there are the forms of the Buddhist teaching in the sutra to explain. | | | [This scripture is called "The Amitabha Sutra Spoken by Buddha".] This sutra takes its title from the one who expounds it and from the one of whom he speaks. |
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http://www.buddhistdoor.com/bdoor/0208/sources/amitsutra1.htm
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| | Thu Vien Hoa Sen |
| | Sukhavativyuha Sutra - The Sutra on the Buddha of Eternal Life. | | | The Amitabha Sutra - Pure Land Buddhism, a path that emphasizes chanting the name of Amitabha Buddha, is the largest school of Buddhism in Asia but is little known in the West. | | | The Sutra of Visualization of the Buddha of Infinite Life - This Sutra played a central role in the emergence of Pure Land Buddhism as a major Buddhist school. |
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| | Encyclopedia: Pure Land |
| | Pure Land Buddhism is based upon the Pure Land sutras first brought to China circa 150 by the Parthian monk An Shih Kao and the Kushan monk Lokaksema, which describe Amitabha, one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas, and his heaven-like Pure Land, called Sukhavati. | | | In esoteric Vajrayana Buddhism, Amitabha's Western Pure Land is the counterpart to Akshobhya's Eastern Pure Land, or Abhirati. | | | Nianfo, or the ritualistic chanting of the Buddha's name, is a part of some forms of Pure Land Buddhism. |
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http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Pure-Land
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| | Buddhism Society - Practice |
| | Amitabha Buddha is all living beings and all living beings are Amitabha Buddha. | | | Amitabha Buddha became Amitabha Buddha by reciting the Buddha's name, and if we recite the Buddha's name, we, too, can become Amitabha Buddha. | | | Why do we recite "Namo Amitabha Buddha?" It is because Amitabha Buddha has a great affinity with living beings in the ten directions. |
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http://brown.edu/Students/Buddhism_Society/practicedir/buddhamindfulness.html
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| | Amitabha Buddha |
| | This is the Buddha Land of Amitabha Buddha. | | | Amitabha is one of the most popular and well-known Buddha in China. | | | Therefore by reciting Amitabha Buddha's name, Buddhist followers hope that they will be born in this Pure Land after their lives on earth. |
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http://web.singnet.com.sg/~alankhoo/Amitabha.htm
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| | Buddhist Scriptures: Guide to Mahayana Sutras |
| | One of the three sutras that form the doctrinal basis of the Pureland School - the two others are Meditation Sutra and Longer Amitabha Sutra. | | | It describes the Blessings and Virtues of Amitabha Buddha and his Pureland, and discusses rebirth. | | | One of the two most famous scriptures in the Prajnaparamita group of sutras (the other is the Heart Sutra). |
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http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/history/s_mahasutras.htm
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| | Thus the sutra refers to "countless other Buddhas." All these Buddhas are using their eloquence to urge us to have faith in this sutra. | | | According to the Amitabha Sutra, to achieve rebirth in the Pure Land, it is necessary to recite the Buddha's name from one to seven days to the level of one pointed-ness of mind (i.e., single-minded concentration). | | | Thus those who hear this sutra and the names of the Buddhas are protected and kept in mind by all the Buddhas. |
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http://www.buddhistinformation.com/pureland/mindseal05.htm
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| | Buddhism of Wisdom & Faith; Glossary |
| | The Sutra has been described as the "epitome of Buddhist thought, Buddhist sentiment and Buddhist experience" and is quoted by all schools of Mahayana Buddhism, in particular, Pure Land and Zen. | | | Amitabha is the most commonly used name for the Buddha of Infinite Light and Infinite Life. | | | Amitabha Buddha is frequently depicted standing between the Bodhisattvas Avalokitesvara and Mahasthamaprapta. |
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http://www.ymba.org/BWF/bwf113.htm
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| | Heart Sutra famous text on Emptiness (short prajnaparamita) Sanskrit and Tibetan, translation by Nalanda committee. | | | Kshitagarbha Sutra bodhisattva's role: descent to Yamaloka [land of the dead] | | | Heart Sutra competent Sanskrit translator despite Theosophical context. |
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http://www.khandro.net/links_sutras.htm
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| | The Amitabha Sutra |
| | The Amitabha Sutra, also known as the smaller sutra, is one of the most important scriptures of Mahayana Pure Land Sect in the Buddhist religion. | | | Before Amitabha had gained enlightenment he promised to create a Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, where the inhabitants would be freed from samsara, the endless cycle of birth and death, so that they could focus on attaining enlightenment. | | | Most other of schools Buddhism demand strict meditation, ritual, and study, but this sutra demands much less of it's followers and the person has a much better chance of receiving a reward at the end of this life. |
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| | Amida Stra |
| | When the Buddha delivered this sutra, Shariputra and all the monks, together with beings of the whole world, including devas, humans and asuras, rejoiced at what they had heard and reverently accepted it. | | | Shariputra, all good men and women who hear Amida's Name or the name of this sutra which all the Buddhas expound1) are protected by all the Buddhas and dwell in the Stage of Non-retrogression for realizing the highest, perfect Enlightenment. | | | At one time the Buddha was staying in the Jeta Grove of Anathapindada's Garden at Shravasti, together with a large assembly of twelve hundred and fifty monks, who were all well-known great arhats. |
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| | Amitabha Sutra |
| | After the Buddha spoke this Sutra, Sariputra and all the Bhiksus, all the gods, men, and asuras, and others from all the worlds, hearing what the Buddha had said, joyously welcomed, faithfully accepted, bowed and withdrew. | | | Sariputra, as I now praise the inconceivable bene-fit from the merit and virtue of Amitabha Buddha, thus in the East are also Aksothya Buddha,38 Sumeru Appearance Buddha,39 Great Sumeru Buddha,40 Sumeru Light Buddha,41 Won-derful Sound Buddha,42 all Buddhas such as these, number-less as Ganges' sands. | | | The amitabha (vyuha) sutra, written in the garden of piety. |
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http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/Buddhism/amitabha.htm
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| | Bibliography |
| | Fujita, Kotatsu: "Pure Land Buddhism and the Lotus Sutra." Indianisme et Bouddhisme: Melanges offerts a Mgr. | | | Sutra of Contemplation on the Buddha of Immeasurable Life as Expounded | | | Hua, Tripitaka Master: "A General Explanation of the Buddha Speaks of Amitabha Sutra." San Francisco: Sino-American Buddhist Association, 1974. |
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| | Commentary on the Amitabha Sutra - Namo Amitabha |
| | This book is a translation from the Chinese of a major commentary on the Amitabha Sutra, the key text of Pure Land Buddhism. | | | Whatever acts they undertake, whether through giving, or kind speech, or beneficial action, or cooperation, it is all never apart from thoughts of Buddha [Buddha Recitation], the Teaching, the Community (Sangha). | | | Its author is the distinguished seventeenth century T'ien-T'ai Master Ou-i, subsequently honored as the ninth Patriarch of the Pure Land school. |
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| | Amitabha Sutra |
| | Discussing the Practice and the Methods to recite the Amitabha Buddha's name as well as His rescue and deliverance of those among the four disciples who practice Buddha Recitation and make vows to gain rebirth to His world. | | | The Buddha Speaks of Amitabha Sutra (Lesser Amitabha Sutra, | | | Are the three most important sutras of Pureland Buddhism: |
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http://www.dharmaflowertemple.org/amitabhasutra.htm
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| | Wisdom of Compassion and Awakening |
| | If we can follow the above practices, be mindful of Buddha Amitabha and abide by the teachings in these six chapters, we would have the same mind, vows, understanding and practice of Buddha Amitabha and then we are Buddha Amitabha. | | | It is the core of Pure Land Buddhism because true cultivators need to have the same compassion and vows as those of Buddha Amitabha. | | | For the sessions, Pure Land Practitioners used to recite the Amitabha Sutra, chant the Rebirth Mantra three times and then follow by chanting ¡§Amituofo¡¨. |
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| | Pureland Daily Practice |
| | Visualize as follows: The Three Holinesses are surrounded by the holy beings of the Western Pureland, and this assembly is in turn surrounded by all the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and holy beings of the Ten Directions and the Three Times of the past, present and future. | | | Sariputra, just as now I am praising the advantage of the inconceivable merits of Amitabha Buddha, in the Eastern Universe there are Buddhas such as Immovability Buddha, Meru Form Buddha, Great Meru Buddha, Meru Light Buddha, Wondrous Voice Buddha, equal in number to the sands of the river Ganges. | | | Thus Buddha concluded the preaching of this sutra. |
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| | Evening Recitations |
| | Amitabha Buddha, the Bodhisattvas Kuan Yin and Ta Shih Chih, and the Complete Assembly of the Holy Saints emit abiding illumination in welcome and reach out their hands to raise and guide us to the Lofty Pavilions where Pennants and Flags fly, rare Incense burns and Heavenly Musicians play. | | | The Power of Amitabha Buddha's Compassionate and Merciful Vow is my example, and He feels concern for us and sends us His Divine Protections as we sit in Right Meditation. | | | For this reason is this Buddha called Amitabha. |
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| | Free - Buddhist eBooks and Dharma Talks |
| | This important text shares with the Avatamsaka and Brahma Net sutras the distinction of being among the few key scriptures preached spontaneously by the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, without the customary request from the assembly. | | | At the core of this school is a text of great beauty and poetry, the Amitabha Sutra, intoned every evening in countless temples and homes throughout the Mahayana world. | | | Sutra of the Medicine Buddha &; Dharma Master Hsuan Jung. |
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| | BUDDHA SPEAKS OF AMITABHA SUTRA: A General Explanation - Master Hua |
| | One of the foundational scriptures of Buddhism, this Chinese-to-English translation of the Amitabha Sutra, or Sukhavativyuha Sutra (Sanskrit), incorporates the lectures of the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua, founder of numerous monasteries in North America and Asia. | | | His traditional yet dynamic explanations of the essential principles of the Pure Land School and Orthodox Buddhism in general are systematically organized according to classic Buddhist logic. | | | Title: BUDDHA SPEAKS OF AMITABHA SUTRA: A General Explanation |
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| | Mind-seal of the Buddhas: Patriarch Ou-i's commentary on the Amitabha Sutra (Sutra Translation Committee of the United ... |
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| | Daily Pure Land |
| | This is why this Tathagata is called Amitabha, 'Measureless Light.' And, Sariputra, this Tathagata is surrounded by an immeasurable assembly of disciples, who are all pure Arhats and whose number is impossible to count. | | | This was spoken by the Blessed One, the reverend Sariputra, and the Bodhisattvas, and the whole world as well - including its gods, humans, asuras, and heavenly gandharva musicians - felt enraptured, and they rejoiced at the words spoken by the Blessed One. | | | The Dharma Prince Mahasthanaprapta and fifty-one Bodhisattvas of his kind rose from their seats and prostrated to the Buddha by touching His feet with the top of their heads. |
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| | ipedia.com: Kumarajiva Article |
| | With the aid of numerous collaborators and assistants, Kumarajiva became one of the most prolific translators of Buddhist texts in history, rendering some seventy-two texts into Chinese. | | | Among the most important of these are the Diamond Sutra, Amitabha Sutra, Lotus Sutra, the Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra, Mūlamadhyamakakārikā and the Mahaprajñāpāramitā Sastra;. |
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| | Amitabha Sutra -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article |
| | The text describes the (additional info and facts about Pure Land) Pure Land and the beings that reside there, including (additional info and facts about Amitabha) Amitabha, and goes on to explain what one must do in order to be reborn there. | | | (additional info and facts about Infinite Life Sutra) Infinite Life Sutra (Longer Pure Land Sutra) | | | Amitabha Sutra -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article |
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| | Amitabha Buddha Sutra & The Heart Sutra |
| | And ten kalpas have passed, O Sariputra, since that Tathagata awoke to Full Enlightenment." | | | "And what do you think, O Sariputra, for what reason is that Tathagata called Amitabha? |
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