Guan Wuliangshou Jing

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Guan Wuliangshou Jing is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture that teaches visualization practices focused on Amitābha Buddha and rebirth in his Pure Land.

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Guan Wuliangshou Jing canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mahayana Buddhist scripture
Pure Land Buddhist scripture
sutra
associatedWithConcept grades of rebirth in the Pure Land
associatedWithFigure Ajātaśatru
King Bimbisāra
linked to: Bimbisara

Queen Vaidehī
associatedWithPractice nianfo
associatedWithTradition Mahayana Buddhism
linked to: Mahayana

Pure Land Buddhism
canonicalStatus major scripture in East Asian Buddhism
centralTheme methods for Pure Land rebirth
salvation through Amitābha Buddha
visualization practices
containsNumberOfContemplations 16
describes nine grades of rebirth in Sukhāvatī
describesRealm Sukhāvatī
emphasizesConcept karmic retribution
mind-only Pure Land
power of Buddha’s vows
repentance
focusesOnDeity Amitābha Buddha
Amitāyus Buddha
linked to: Amitābha Buddha
geographicOrigin China (likely composition or redaction)
linked to: China
hasAlternativeTitle Contemplation Sutra
Guan Wuliangshou Fo Jing
Sutra on the Contemplation of Amitāyus
Sutra on the Visualization of the Buddha of Infinite Life
hasTitleInChinese 觀無量壽經
linked to: Amitābha Sūtra
influencedTradition Chinese Pure Land schools
East Asian Pure Land Buddhism
linked to: Pure Land Buddhism

Japanese Jōdo Buddhism
linked to: Jōdo Shinshū

Japanese Jōdo Shinshū
linked to: Jōdo Shinshū
languageOfCanonicalText Classical Chinese
narrativeSetting dialogue between the Buddha and Queen Vaidehī
partOfCorpus Three Pure Land Sutras
linked to: Pure Land sutras
preservedInCanon Chinese Buddhist Canon
primaryGoal attainment of birth in Sukhāvatī
rebirth in Amitābha’s Pure Land
relatedWork Amitābha Sutra
linked to: Amitābha Sūtra

Larger Sukhāvatīvyūha Sutra
scripturalCategory Pure Land visualization text
teachesPractice Sixteen Contemplations
contemplation of the Buddha of Infinite Life
visualization of Amitābha Buddha
visualization of Sukhāvatī
timeOfComposition likely 5th century CE or earlier

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Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra hasAlternativeName Guan Wuliangshou Jing
Guan Wuliangshou Jing hasAlternativeTitle Guan Wuliangshou Fo Jing
linked to: Guan Wuliangshou Jing