Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra
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The Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture that teaches meditative practices for visualizing Amitābha Buddha and attaining rebirth in his Western Pure Land.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra canonical | 5 |
| Amitayus Meditation Sutra | 1 |
| Amitābha Sūtra | 1 |
| Infinite Life Sūtra | 1 |
| Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss | 1 |
| Sutra on the Contemplation of Amitayus | 1 |
| Sutra on the Visualization of Amitayus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2722348 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra Context triple: [Pure Land Buddhism, scripturalBasis, Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra]
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Lotus Sūtra
The Lotus Sūtra is one of the most influential and revered Mahayana Buddhist scriptures, celebrated for its teachings on universal Buddhahood and the ultimate unity of all Buddhist paths.
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Lankāvatāra Sutra
The Lankāvatāra Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture known for its teachings on mind-only philosophy, Buddha-nature, and the importance of direct experiential realization over conceptual understanding.
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Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra
The Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture that presents profound teachings on non-duality and emptiness through the figure of the enlightened layman Vimalakīrti.
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D.
Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra)
The Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra) is a monumental Mahayana Buddhist scripture renowned for its vast, visionary depiction of the cosmos and the interpenetration of all phenomena, especially influential in East Asian Buddhism.
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E.
Diamond Sutra
The Diamond Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture renowned for its profound teaching on emptiness and the illusory nature of phenomena, and is also one of the oldest known printed books in the world.
- 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: Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra Target entity description: The Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture that teaches meditative practices for visualizing Amitābha Buddha and attaining rebirth in his Western Pure Land.
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A.
Lotus Sūtra
The Lotus Sūtra is one of the most influential and revered Mahayana Buddhist scriptures, celebrated for its teachings on universal Buddhahood and the ultimate unity of all Buddhist paths.
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B.
Lankāvatāra Sutra
The Lankāvatāra Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture known for its teachings on mind-only philosophy, Buddha-nature, and the importance of direct experiential realization over conceptual understanding.
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C.
Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra
The Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture that presents profound teachings on non-duality and emptiness through the figure of the enlightened layman Vimalakīrti.
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D.
Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra)
The Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra) is a monumental Mahayana Buddhist scripture renowned for its vast, visionary depiction of the cosmos and the interpenetration of all phenomena, especially influential in East Asian Buddhism.
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E.
Diamond Sutra
The Diamond Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture renowned for its profound teaching on emptiness and the illusory nature of phenomena, and is also one of the oldest known printed books in the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist scripture
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Mahayana sutra ⓘ Pure Land Buddhist text ⓘ |
| associatedLanguage |
Chinese
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Japanese ⓘ Korean ⓘ Vietnamese ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra
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surface form:
Larger Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra
Shorter Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra ⓘ
surface form:
Smaller Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra
|
| canonicalStatus | important scripture in East Asian Pure Land schools ⓘ |
| centralDeity |
Amitābha Buddha
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Amitābha Buddha ⓘ
surface form:
Amitāyus Buddha
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| describesPlace |
Sukhāvatī
ⓘ
Western Pure Land ⓘ
surface form:
Western Pure Land of Amitābha
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| featuresCharacter |
Ajātaśatru
ⓘ
Bimbisara ⓘ
surface form:
King Bimbisāra
Queen Vaidehī ⓘ Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ
surface form:
Śākyamuni Buddha
|
| geographicReception |
China
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ Korea ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| goal | rebirth in the Western Pure Land ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra
ⓘ
surface form:
Amitayus Meditation Sutra
Guan Wuliangshou Jing ⓘ Kanmuryōjukyō ⓘ Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra ⓘ
surface form:
Sutra on the Contemplation of Amitayus
Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra ⓘ
surface form:
Sutra on the Visualization of Amitayus
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| hasLanguage | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| influencedTradition |
Pure Land Buddhism
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Pure Land Buddhism
Jōdo Shinshū ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese Jōdo Shinshū
Jōdo-shū ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese Jōdo-shū
Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ
surface form:
Korean Pure Land Buddhism
Vietnamese Buddhism ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnamese Pure Land Buddhism
|
| narrativeFrame | story of Queen Vaidehī ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pure Land sutras
ⓘ
surface form:
Three Pure Land Sutras
|
| religiousTradition |
Mahayana
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahayana Buddhism
Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ |
| structure | sequence of sixteen contemplations ⓘ |
| teachesNumberOfContemplations | 16 ⓘ |
| teachesPractice |
contemplation of the Buddha’s physical characteristics
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contemplation of the Pure Land environment ⓘ meditation on Amitābha Buddha ⓘ visualization of Amitābha Buddha ⓘ visualization of the Western Pure Land ⓘ |
| theme |
compassion of Amitābha Buddha
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rebirth through faith and meditation ⓘ salvation through visualization practice ⓘ |
| timePeriod | translated into Chinese in early medieval period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
devotional recitation
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meditation guidance ⓘ ritual practice in Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ |
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Subject: Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra Description of subject: The Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture that teaches meditative practices for visualizing Amitābha Buddha and attaining rebirth in his Western Pure Land.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss
this entity surface form:
Amitābha Sūtra
this entity surface form:
Infinite Life Sūtra
this entity surface form:
Amitayus Meditation Sutra
this entity surface form:
Sutra on the Visualization of Amitayus
this entity surface form:
Sutra on the Contemplation of Amitayus