The Buddha Speaks of Amitabha Sutra

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Buddha_Speaks_of_Amitabha_Sutra

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Buddhist scripture
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Amitabha_Sutra gptkb:Smaller_Sukhāvatīvyūha_Sūtra Amitabha Sūtra
gptkbp:category	Buddhist scripture Pure Land text
gptkbp:centralTo	gptkb:Buddhism gptkb:Shakyamuni_Buddha
gptkbp:describes	gptkb:Sukhavati
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Buddha Speaks of Amitabha Sutra
gptkbp:importantFor	one of the three principal Pure Land sutras
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:East_Asian_Buddhism Pure Land practice Buddhist liturgy
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Chinese gptkb:Sanskrit gptkb:Tibetan Japanese
gptkbp:length	short
gptkbp:mentions	gptkb:Buddhism gptkb:Avalokiteshvara gptkb:Mahasthamaprapta heavenly beings Sravakas
gptkbp:originalLanguage	gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:originalTitle	gptkb:Sukhāvatīvyūha_Sūtra
gptkbp:preservedIn	gptkb:Chinese_Buddhist_Canon gptkb:Taisho_Tripitaka gptkb:Japanese_Buddhist_Canon
gptkbp:recitationPractice	Nianfo
gptkbp:recitedBy	gptkb:Japanese_Buddhists gptkb:Korean_Buddhists gptkb:Pure_Land_Buddhists gptkb:Vietnamese_Buddhists Chinese Buddhists
gptkbp:relatedWork	gptkb:Contemplation_Sutra gptkb:Infinite_Life_Sutra
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:school	gptkb:Pure_Land_Buddhism
gptkbp:setting	gptkb:Vulture_Peak
gptkbp:subject	gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:teaches	rebirth in the Pure Land faith in Amitabha Buddha
gptkbp:theme	description of the Pure Land encouragement to recite Amitabha's name merits of Amitabha Buddha
gptkbp:translatedInto	gptkb:Kumārajīva 5th century CE
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Buddhist_Text_Translation_Society
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8