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This is the larger Sukhāvatīvyūha-mahāyānasūtra text. It speaks of the Buddha Amitābha (or Amitāyus) and the Pure Land, also known as the Blessed Land. It describes people who perform good deeds and direct their thoughts toward enlightenmen...

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MATSUNAMI-468 · General Library, The University of Tokyo

Catalogue Metadata

Title	Sukhāvatīvyūha
Alternative Titles	Sukhāvatī-vyūha-mahāyāna-sūtra' (Matsunami)
Repository	General Library, The University of Tokyo
Reference Number	MATSUNAMI-468
Language	Sanskrit
Script	Nepālākṣara
Subject Classification	Mahāyāna-sūtra
Date	Date not listed
Place of Origin	Japan
IIIF Manifest	Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Mahāyāna-sūtra

Transmission History

c. 1st Century BCE

Composition — The earliest Prajñāpāramitā texts are believed to have originated in South Asia among Buddhist communities.

c. 2nd Century CE

Expansion and commentary — Scholarly commentaries and related textual traditions begin to establish the work as a central philosophical source.

4th–7th Century CE

Translation and circulation — The text travels through monastic and scholarly networks and is translated into other Asian languages.

8th–12th Century CE

Manuscript transmission — Sanskrit manuscript copies multiply across regions including Nepal and North India.

Medieval Period

Regional copying — The manuscript tradition continues through scribal networks, temples, monasteries, and private collections.

Modern Period

Collection and cataloguing — The manuscript enters institutional or scholarly collections and becomes part of cataloguing initiatives.

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Opening Lines (Incipit)

Sanskrit · Devanagari Script

॥ ॐ नमो भगवत्यै आर्यप्रज्ञापारमितायै । एवं मया श्रुतम् — एकस्मिन् समये भगवान् राजगृहे विहरति स्म गृध्रकूटे पर्वते महता भिक्षुसंघेन सार्धम्…

oṃ namo bhagavatyai āryaprajñāpāramitāyai | evaṃ mayā śrutam — ekasmin samaye bhagavān rājagṛhe viharati sma gṛdhrakūṭe parvate mahatā bhikṣusaṃghena sārdham…

Translation: "Om. Homage to the Perfection of Wisdom. Thus have I heard — at one time the Blessed One was dwelling at Rājagṛha on the Vulture Peak mountain, together with a large community of monks…"

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