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	Amitabha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Amitabha can be very difficult to tell apart from Shakyamuni, as both are portrayed as possessing all the attributes of a Buddha but have no distinguishing marks.
		The Tibetan mantra of Amitabha is 'Om ami dhewa hri'.
		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").
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Amitabha (826 words)

	Amitabha Sutra - Part III (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In fact Amitabha's time has been endless, and he has urged, is urging, and will urge all the sentient beings of the past, present, and future to quickly seek birth in the Pure Land, share in the infinite life of the Buddhas, and accomplish this all in one lifetime.
		Amitabha Buddha himself, his disciples, and the Bodhisattvas who follow him, are all within the causal ground of Amitabha, created by his vows and his actions.
		Thus, after describing Amitabha Buddha himself, his disciples and the Bodhisattvas who follow him, the sutra says, "The Land of Ultimate Bliss is complete with all these adornments and virtues." Amitabha can enable those who have faith and vows and recite his name to become complete with all these virtues too, from moment to moment.
	www.buddhistdoor.com /bdoor/0212/sources/amitsutra3.htm (4267 words)

	DIBO Web Links : Lineages and Orders >> Pure Land and Shin >> Sutras
		Amitabha Sutra - This sutra holds the unusual distinction of being a sutra that Shakyamuni Buddha chose to speak spontaneously, without being asked any particular question and with no specific request to speak about any particular topic.
		Smaller Sukhavativyuha Sutra - The Sutra on the Buddha Amitayus.
		The Sutra of Contemplation on Buddha Amitayus - The "Sutra on the Contemplation of Buddha Amitayus" (or simply, "Contemplation Sutra") is revered as canonical by all Pure Land Buddhists, and is one of the Three Sutras of Pure Land Buddhism, the others being the Larger Sukhavati-vyuha Sutra and the Smaller Sukhavati-vyuha Sutra.
	buddhism.org /link/pages/Lineages_and_Orders/Pure_Land_and_Shin/Sutras (303 words)

	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.
		One of the smallest sutras, and with the Diamond Sutra, one of the most popular of the 40 sutras, in the vast Prajnaparamita literature.
		This sutra is the 26th chapter of Avatamsaka Sutra, and is also an independent sutra.
	www.buddhanet.net /e-learning/history/s_mahasutras.htm (345 words)

	Dharma Realm Buddhist Association - Dharma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Two sutras, the large and the small, have this title, both taking as subject Amitabha Buddha, his pure Buddhaland to the West, and the means to rebirth therein.
		Both sutras contain Dharmas preached in specific response to the requests of sentient beings: the large Amitabha Sutra at the request of Ananda, "who had still to be advanced on the path of disciples"; and the Meditation on Amitabha Sutra at the request of Vaidehi, queen mother of the wicked Prince Ajatasatru:
		It is unique, because the entire sutra belongs to the "self-spoken division." In other words, the Buddha spontaneously preached the Dharma of this sutra, overstepping the usual practice of speaking Dharma only upon request.
	www.drba.org /dharma/btts/9xxentrydetail.asp?wid=6 (579 words)

	Amitabha Sutra - Part I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		This is the reason that the ancients took the Amitabha Sutra as their daily study guide, through three Pure Land scriptures have circulated side by side in the world over the generations.
		Amitabha Buddha is the one Sakyamuni refers to in the sutra.
		The powerful function of the Amitabha Sutra should not be mentioned on the same day as the [far more pessimistic teaching] that lifetime after lifetime of cultivation (with all the dangers of retrogression) is necessary before you can expect enlightenment.
	www.buddhistdoor.com /bdoor/0208/sources/amitsutra1.htm (2910 words)

	Scripture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Heart Sutra famous text on Emptiness (short prajnaparamita) Sanskrit and Tibetan, translation by Nalanda committee.
		Heart Sutra competent Sanskrit translator despite Theosophical context.
		Kshitagarbha Sutra bodhisattva's role: descent to Yamaloka [land of the dead]
	www.khandro.net /links_sutras.htm (195 words)

	Encyclopedia: Pure Land (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		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.
		Reproduction of a Parthian warrior as depicted on Trajans Column The Parthian Empire was the dominating force on the Iranian plateau beginning in the late 3rd century BCE, and intermittently controlled Mesopotamia between ca 190 BCE and 224 CE.
		In esoteric Vajrayana Buddhism, Amitabha's Western Pure Land is the counterpart to Akshobhya's Eastern Pure Land, or Abhirati.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Pure-Land (2098 words)

	Thu Vien Hoa Sen
		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.
		In this sutra 25 sages explain to Manjushri Bodhisattva the various methods that they used to pierce the knots of the senses, transcend the realm of birth and death, and attain enlightenment.
		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.
	www.thuvienhoasen.org /index-english-3.htm (470 words)

	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.
		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.
		Sutra of The Great Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mahayana_sutras (138 words)

	Amitabha Sutra - Part IV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In Amitabha's Pure Land, the ten forms of mindfulness are fully developed, and even those who dwell on its lowest level, and have been born in there bringing along their karmic burdens, do not fall back from their position, from their practice, or from their mindfulness.
		Because the superior forms of visualization focusing on the Sambhogakaya of Amitabha are beyond the mental power of ordinary people, that sutra in the thirteenth contemplation also introduces a lower grade of visualizing the form of Amitabha focusing on the Nirmanakaya, that is, the physical form, of Amitabha.
		The Amitabha Sutra concentrates on the Buddha-name-recitation method of the sixteenth contemplation because it is the Dharma-Ending Age, and there are many people with heavy karmic obstructions...
	www.buddhistdoor.com /bdoor/0302/sources/amitsutra4.htm (5258 words)

	Text Transmission
		We focus on Amitabha's Pure Land because this makes it easy for beginners to orient their minds, because Amitabha's fundamental vows are more powerful, and because Amitabha has a special link with the sentient beings in our world.
		Those who hear this sutra and accept its teachings will consistently recite the name of Amitabha, and the name of Amitabha is itself protected and kept in mind by all of the Buddhas.
		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).
	www.buddhistinformation.com /pureland/mindseal05.htm (7420 words)

	Amida Sutra
		All these birds are the creations of Amitabha Buddha, fashioned in order to broadcast the sounds of the Dharma.
		In this Buddha-land, there is a slight breeze that stirs the rows of jewel trees and jewel nets, so that they emit subtle wondrous sounds, like hundreds and thousands of melodies playing all at once.
		All those people who have vowed, or are vowing, or will vow to be born in the land of Amitabha Buddha reach the level where they do not turn back from complete, unexcelled enlightenment, whether in their past lives, their present lives, or their future lives.
	www.buddhistinformation.com /ida_b_wells_memorial_sutra_library/amidasutra.htm (1659 words)

	Amitabha Pureland Web (Australia) - FAQs on Buddhism
		When the Amitabha Sutra speaks of reciting the Buddha-name single-mindedly for seven days, does this refer to ordinary times, or to the time when we are about to die ?
		The Longer Amitabha Sutra speaks of attaining birth in the Pure Land through ten repetitions of the Buddha-name.
		On the other hand, the Longer Amitabha Sutra speaks of attaining birth in the Pure Land through ten repetitions (and this is the same as what the Meditation Sutra says) - this refers to when we are on the brink of death.
	www.amtbweb.org /tchet268.htm (562 words)

	The Amitabha Sutra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		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.
		The Amitabha sutra is one of the five sutras of the Pure Land School.
	www.uwec.edu /greider/BMRB/culture/student.work/shawjm (702 words)

	Buddhism of Wisdom & Faith; Glossary
		Amitabha is the most commonly used name for the Buddha of Infinite Light and Infinite Life.
		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.
		It was in response to her entreaties that Buddha Sakyamuni preached the Meditation Sutra, which teaches a series of sixteen visualizations (of Amitabha Buddha, the Pure Land...) leading to rebirth in the Land of Ultimate Bliss.
	www.ymba.org /BWF/bwf113.htm (7358 words)

	Wisdom of Compassion and Awakening
		The second time I lectured on the commentary of the Amitabha Sutra, it took over three hundred sessions, which is an indication of its level of complexity.
		The Earth Treasure Sutra tells us that if we chant the name, make offerings to Earth Treasure Bodhisattva and accord with the teachings, then we can be born into the thirty-third Heaven one hundred times, without falling into the three bad realms.
		The Earth Treasure Sutra tells us that, ¡§Every single movement or stirring of thoughts on the part of the living beings is karma and an offense¡¨.
	www.purifymind.com /WisdomV.htm (3113 words)

	Amitabha Buddha
		Amitabha has forty-eight great vows to establish and adorn his Pure Land.
		Amitabha is one of the most popular and well-known Buddha in China.
		This is the Buddha Land of Amitabha Buddha.
	web.singnet.com.sg /~alankhoo/Amitabha.htm (2193 words)

	Dharma Realm Buddhist Association - Dharma
		Shariputra, if a good man or good woman hears this sutra and upholds it, and hears the names of all these Buddhas, this good man or good woman will also be one whom all Buddhas protect and bear in mind, and will attain non-retreat from anuttarasamyaksambodhi.
		Shariputra, if there are people who have already made the vow, who now make the vow, or who will make the vow, I wish to be born in Amitabha's country, these people, whether born in the past, now being born there, or to be born there in the future, will all attain non-retreat from anuttarasamyaksambodhi.
		After the Buddha spoke this Sutra, Shariputra, all the Bhikshus, and the entire world of gods, humans, asuras, and others, hearing what the Buddha had said, joyously delighted in it, faithfully accepted it, bowed and withdrew.
	www.drba.org /dharma/amitabhasutra.asp (1095 words)

	Buddhism Society - Practice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The teachings are arranged in eight categories, four according to the nature of the teaching: the storehouse teaching, the connecting teaching, the special teaching, and the perfect teaching; and four according to the methods of teaching: sudden, gradual, secret, and unfixed.
		Amitabha Buddha is all living beings and all living beings are Amitabha Buddha.
		Amitabha Buddha and living beings are not distinct--that's why I say the Land of Ultimate Bliss is not so far away.
	brown.edu /Students/Buddhism_Society/practicedir/buddhamindfulness.html (4260 words)

	Amida Stra
		'The Amida Sutra' was translated into Chinese by the Tripitaka Master Kumarajiva in the beginning of the 5th century.
		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.
		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.
	www.terakoya.com /amidakyo/index_e.htm (1734 words)

	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.
		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.
		Introduction to Pure Land and the Amitabha Sutra
	www.geocities.com /amitabha48vows/Mind.htm (251 words)

	Amitabha Sutra
		The present translation is of the small SUKHAVATI-VYUHA, Two sutras, the large and the small, have this title, both taking as subject Amitabha Buddha, his pure Buddhaland to the West, and the means to rebirth therein.
		Sariputra, if a good man or good woman hears this Sutra and holds to it, and hears the names of all these Buddhas, this good man or woman will be the Mind-ful One of whom all Buddhas are protective, and will irreversibly attain to anuttara-samyak-sambodhi.
		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.
	online.sfsu.edu /~rone/Buddhism/amitabha.htm (3083 words)

	Amitabha Sutra
		Desiring that the Dharma sound be widely proclaimed, Amitabha Buddha by transformation made this multitude of birds.
		Shariputra, one cannot be lacking in good roots, blessings, virtues, and causal connections and attain birth in that land.
		When the end comes, his heart will be without inversion; in Amitabha's Land of Ultimate Bliss, he will attain rebirth.
	www.purifymind.com /AmitabhaSutra.htm (739 words)

	Buddhism Portal \| The Amitabha Sutra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In fact, it is one of five Sutras that are considered of paramount importance in Pure Land study.
		The Amitabha Sutra was translated from Sanskrit into Chinese by Tripitaka Master Kumarajiva in the Yao Ch'in period during the reign of Emperor Yao Hsing.
		Amitabha Society of the U.S.A.; (2) "A General Explanation of The Buddha Speaks of Amitabha Sutra," an English-language translation and commentary published by the Buddhist Text Translation Society; and (3) "The Two Buddhist Books in Mayana" by P.C. Lee.
	www.e-sangha.com /8,33,0,0,1,0.html (1473 words)

	Bibliography
		Fujita, Kotatsu: "Pure Land Buddhism and the Lotus Sutra." Indianisme et Bouddhisme: Melanges offerts a Mgr.
		"The Inscription on the Kusan Image of Amitabha and the Character of the Early Mahayana in India." JIABS 10-2 (1987): 99-137.
		Ocho, Enichi: "From the Lotus Sutra to the Sutra of Eternal Life: Reflections on the Process of Deliverance in Shinran." EB 11-1 (May 1978): 27-36.
	www.shindharmanet.com /books/bibliography.htm (4828 words)

	Amitabha Sutra
		This is why this Sutra is called 'Praise for the Inconceivable Buddha land's Merit Accumulated by All the Buddhas Dharma-Entrance'.
		When the Bhagavat had finished preaching this Sutra, the Venerable Sariputra, the great voice hearers, as well as the bodhisattva-mahasattva congregation and the measureless gods, men, and asuras:-- all in the great assembly hearing the Buddha's lecture were greatly elated, and faithfully received, transmitted, and practiced it.
		NOTE: The famous "Sutra on the Contemplation of Buddha Amitayus" (or simply, "Contemplation Sutra") is revered as canonical by all Pure Land Buddhists, and is one of the Three Sutras of Pure Land Buddhism, the others being the Larger Sukhavati-vyuha Sutra and the Smaller Sukhavati-vyuha Sutra.
	www.purifymind.com /Sutra.html (9949 words)

	Buddhist Resources LinksPitaka Shinshu Documents (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Amitabha Sutra (by the Cloud Water Zendo)
		Sutra of the Buddha's Teaching on Amitabha by the Buddhist Text Translation Society
		Mind-Seal of the Buddhas, Commentary on the Amitabha Sutra, trsl.
	www.pitaka.ch /shindocu.htm (491 words)

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