Pure Land Buddhism

Amitābha (, "Measureless" or "Limitless" Light), also known as Amituofo in Chinese, Amida Butsu in Japanese, Amita-bul in Korean, A Di Đà Phật in Vietnamese, and Öpakmé in Tibetan, is one of the main Buddhas of Mahayana Buddhism and the most widely venerated Buddhist figure in East Asian Buddhism. Amitābha is also known by the name Amitāyus ("Measureless Life").

branch of Mahāyāna Buddhism focused on achieving rebirth in a Pure Land

Mahāsthāmaprāpta is a Bodhisattva Mahāsattva who represents the power of wisdom. His name literally means "arrival of the great strength".

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school of Pure Land Buddhism founded by Shinran in japan; most widely practiced branch of Buddhism in Japan

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celestial realm or pure abode of a buddha or bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism

Jōdo-shū (浄土宗, "The Pure Land School") is a Japanese branch of Pure Land Buddhism derived from the teachings of the Kamakura era monk Hōnen (1133–1212). The school is traditionally considered as having been established in 1175 and is the most widely practiced branch of Buddhism in Japan, along with Jōdo Shinshū. There are various branches of Jōdo-shū, which the largest and most influential ones being Chinzei-ha and Seizan-ha.

Mahāyāna Buddhist sūtra

the shorter of the two Indian Mahayana sutras that describe Sukhāvatī, the pure land of Amitābha

Pure Land Mahayana sutra on meditations involving complex visualizations

Abhirati (lit. "The Joyous") is the eastern pure land associated with Akshobhya in Mahayana Buddhism. It is described in the Akṣobhyatathāgatasyavyūha Sūtra (Taishō Tripiṭaka, 313), which was first translated into Chinese by Lokakṣema by 186 CE.

is a Japanese school of Pure Land Buddhism founded by the itinerant ascetic Ippen and his disciples. The school has around 500 temples and 3,400,000 followers. The school is also known for its practices of dancing nembutsu (nembutsu odori) and for the distribution of nembutsu talismans (ofuda). , a temple located in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, serves as the headquarters of the sect today.

right|thumb|250px|Karyōbinga in a depiction of the Amitabha Sutra Kalaviṅka ( kalaviṅka; Pali: karavika; Jiālíngpínqié; , ; ; karawik; , Malay: karawek) is a fantastical immortal creature in Buddhism, with a human head and a bird's torso, with long flowing tail.

thumb|Painting of the Amida Buddha descending from heaven in a raigō procession (14th century) is a pivotal concept in Pure Land Buddhism, referring to the belief that Amida Buddha descends from the Pure Land of Sukhavati to guide the mindstreams of a devotee to the Pure Land at the moment of death. This spiritual event is viewed as a literal escort by the Buddha, ensuring the deceased avoids the pitfalls of the lower realms of rebirth. Often accompanied by a celestial retinue of bodhisattvas, including Seishi and Kannon, Amida is said to appear on gold and purple clouds (紫雲) to the dying per

The Dasabhumika-vibhāsā (Chinese: Shízhù pípōshā lùn, 十住毘婆沙論, Taisho no. 1521) also known as the Ten Stages Treatise (十住論) is a Buddhist Treatise on the Daśabhūmika-sūtra attributed to Nāgārjuna. The treatise only survives in a seventeen fascicle Chinese translation completed by the Kuchean translator monk Kumārajīva (344–413). Kumārajīva is said to have received the text from Buddhayaśas, who recited the work.Fan, Mingli [范明麗]. (2012). An Exploration of the "Corrupt Bodhisattva" and the "Genuine Bodhisattva" in the Daśabhūmika-vibhāṣā Śāstra. ''Collections of College Students' Theses Relating

concept in some strands of Buddhism

commentary by Vasubandhu on the Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra

mantra in Pure Land Buddhism