Pure Land sutras
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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.
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 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pure Land sutras Context triple: [Mahayana sutras, includesText, Pure Land sutras]
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A.
Mahayana sutras
The Mahayana sutras are a broad collection of later Buddhist scriptures that present the philosophical foundations, cosmology, and bodhisattva-centered ideals of Mahayana Buddhism.
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B.
Heart Sutra
The Heart Sutra is a brief but foundational Mahayana Buddhist scripture that distills the doctrine of emptiness and is widely chanted and studied across East Asian and Tibetan Buddhist traditions.
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C.
Pure Land Buddhism
Pure Land Buddhism is a devotional branch of Mahayana Buddhism centered on faith in Amitābha Buddha and rebirth in his Western Pure Land as a path to enlightenment.
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D.
Tripitaka
Tripitaka is the traditional Buddhist canon, comprising three collections of teachings that form the foundational scriptures of the Buddhist religion.
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Chinese Buddhist Canon
The Chinese Buddhist Canon is the comprehensive collection of Buddhist scriptures translated into Chinese over many centuries, encompassing sutras, vinaya texts, and commentaries that shaped East Asian Buddhism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pure Land sutras Target entity description: 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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A.
Mahayana sutras
The Mahayana sutras are a broad collection of later Buddhist scriptures that present the philosophical foundations, cosmology, and bodhisattva-centered ideals of Mahayana Buddhism.
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B.
Heart Sutra
The Heart Sutra is a brief but foundational Mahayana Buddhist scripture that distills the doctrine of emptiness and is widely chanted and studied across East Asian and Tibetan Buddhist traditions.
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C.
Pure Land Buddhism
Pure Land Buddhism is a devotional branch of Mahayana Buddhism centered on faith in Amitābha Buddha and rebirth in his Western Pure Land as a path to enlightenment.
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D.
Tripitaka
Tripitaka is the traditional Buddhist canon, comprising three collections of teachings that form the foundational scriptures of the Buddhist religion.
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E.
Chinese Buddhist Canon
The Chinese Buddhist Canon is the comprehensive collection of Buddhist scriptures translated into Chinese over many centuries, encompassing sutras, vinaya texts, and commentaries that shaped East Asian Buddhism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist scripture collection
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Mahayana Buddhist text ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Buddha-field (buddha-kṣetra)
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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
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faith-based salvation ⓘ other-power (tariki) ⓘ recitation of Amitābha's name ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Amitābha Buddha's vows
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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
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East Asian Buddhism ⓘ Japanese Pure Land schools ⓘ Korean Pure Land traditions ⓘ Vietnamese Pure Land traditions ⓘ |
| language |
Classical Chinese
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Sanskrit (partly preserved or reconstructed) ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Amitābha Buddha ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mahayana sutras
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surface form:
Mahayana canon
|
| practiceType |
Buddha-remembrance (buddhānusmṛti)
ⓘ
devotional Buddhism ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
China
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Japan ⓘ Korea ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| religiousTradition |
Mahayana
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surface form:
Mahayana Buddhism
|
| scripturalStatus | revered as authoritative in Pure Land schools ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Pure Land chanting rituals
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monastic and lay devotional practice ⓘ |
| viewOnSalvation |
accessible to ordinary beings
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emphasizes salvation in the degenerate age ⓘ |
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Subject: Pure Land sutras Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pure Land sūtras
this entity surface form:
Larger Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra
this entity surface form:
Smaller Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra
this entity surface form:
Three Pure Land Sutras