Land of Bliss, the Paradise of the Buddha of Measureless Light Sanskrit and Chinese Versions of the SukhÄvatÄ«vyÅ«ha Sutras

Name: Land of Bliss, the Paradise of the Buddha of Measureless Light Sanskrit and Chinese Versions of the SukhÄvatÄ«vyÅ«ha Sutras
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ISBN: 9780824817602

ISBN-10: 0824817605

ISBN-13: 9780824817602

Edition: 1996

Authors: Luis O. Gomez, Luis O. Gomez

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This is a free translation of two Buddhist texts on what is arguably the most popular of all Buddhist conceptions of an ideal world, the Land of Bliss of the Buddha Amitabha, the Buddha of Infinite Light. The two texts, known to Western students of Buddhism as the Smaller and Larger Sukhavatiyuha Sutra, explain the conditions that lead to rebirth in the Pure Land and the manner in which human beings are reborn there.

Book details

List price: $23.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Publication date: 5/1/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 376
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.20" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.254
Language: English

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
The Sanskrit Versions	p. 1
Introduction to the Shorter Sutra	p. 3
The Shorter Sukhāvatīvyūha Sutra: English Translation of the Sanskrit Text	p. 15
The Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sutra: English Translation of the Sanskrit Text	p. 111
Epilogue and Transition	p. 113
The Chinese Versions	p. 123
Introduction to the Chinese Versions	p. 125
The Shorter Sukhāvatīvyūha Sutra: English Translation Of the Chinese Version of Kumarajiva	p. 145
The Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sutra: English Translation Of the Chinese Version Attributed to Sanghavarman	p. 222
Notes	p. 223
Appendices	p. 255
For Further Reading	p. 269
Glossary	p. 279
Index	p. 337
About the Translator	p. 359
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Land of Bliss, the Paradise of the Buddha of Measureless Light Sanskrit and Chinese Versions of the SukhÄvatÄ«vyÅ«ha Sutras