Longer Sukhavativyuha Sutra

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Buddhist scripture
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Infinite_Life_Sutra
gptkb:Larger_Sukhāvatīvyūha_Sūtra
gptkbp:canonicalIn gptkb:East_Asian_Buddhism
gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhism
gptkbp:centralTo gptkb:Dharmakara_Bodhisattva
gptkbp:dateOfChineseTranslation 3rd century CE
5th century CE
gptkbp:describes Creation of Sukhavati (Pure Land)
gptkbp:focusesOn Faith in Amitabha
Rebirth in Sukhavati
gptkbp:genre Buddhist scripture
gptkbp:goal Encourage rebirth in Sukhavati
Inspire faith in Amitabha
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Longer Sukhavativyuha Sutra
gptkbp:importantFor Foundational text for Pure Land Buddhism
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Jodo_Shinshu
gptkb:Jodo_Shu
gptkb:Chinese_Pure_Land_school
gptkbp:language gptkb:Chinese
gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkb:Tibetan
gptkbp:length Longest of the three Pure Land sutras
gptkbp:mentions gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Shakyamuni_Buddha
gptkb:Avalokiteshvara
gptkb:Ananda
gptkb:Mahasthamaprapta
gptkb:Maitreya
Heavenly beings
gptkbp:originallyComposedIn gptkb:India
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:Tibetan_Kangyur
gptkb:Korean_Tripitaka
gptkb:Taisho_Tripitaka
gptkbp:recitedBy Pure Land Buddhist practice
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Amitayurdhyana_Sutra
gptkb:Shorter_Sukhavativyuha_Sutra
gptkbp:structure Narrative and vows
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Pure_Land_Buddhism
gptkbp:teaches Amitabha's 48 vows
gptkbp:theme Bodhisattva vows
Compassion of Amitabha
Pure Land cosmology
Salvation through faith
gptkbp:translatedInto gptkb:Kumārajīva
gptkb:Bodhiruci
gptkb:Samghavarman
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sukhavativyuha_Sutra
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7