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Amitayurdhyana Sutra & The Lotus Sutra: Saddharma-Pundarika

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AMITAYURDHYANA SUTRA
One of the three major Buddhist sutras found within the Pure Land branch of Mahayana Buddhism. Amitayus is another name for the buddha Amitabha, the preeminent figure in Pure Land Buddhism, and this sutra focuses mainly on meditations involving complex visualization.
Translated by Takakusu Junjiro, a Japanese academic, an advocate for expanding higher education opportunities, and an internationally known Buddhist scholar.

THE LOTUS SUTRA
One of the most popular and influential Mahayana sutras. This sutra is known for its extensive instruction on the concept and usage of skillful means – , the seventh paramita or perfection of a Bodhisattva – mostly in the form of parables. It is also one of the first sutras to use the term Mahayana, or "Great Vehicle", Buddhism.
Translated by H. Kern, a Dutch linguist and Orientalist

Language: English

Pages: 304

Format: Kindle Edition

Amitayurdhyana Sutra & The Lotus Sutra: Saddharma-Pundarika

4/5 ( ratings)

AMITAYURDHYANA SUTRA
One of the three major Buddhist sutras found within the Pure Land branch of Mahayana Buddhism. Amitayus is another name for the buddha Amitabha, the preeminent figure in Pure Land Buddhism, and this sutra focuses mainly on meditations involving complex visualization.
Translated by Takakusu Junjiro, a Japanese academic, an advocate for expanding higher education opportunities, and an internationally known Buddhist scholar.

THE LOTUS SUTRA
One of the most popular and influential Mahayana sutras. This sutra is known for its extensive instruction on the concept and usage of skillful means – , the seventh paramita or perfection of a Bodhisattva – mostly in the form of parables. It is also one of the first sutras to use the term Mahayana, or "Great Vehicle", Buddhism.
Translated by H. Kern, a Dutch linguist and Orientalist

Language: English

Pages: 304

Format: Kindle Edition

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