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Sukhāvatīvyūha

matsunami_470 · General Library, The University of Tokyo

Sanskrit Nepālākṣara Script Mahāyāna-sūtra
Repository General Library, The University of Tokyo
Reference No. matsunami_470
Language Sanskrit
Date Date not listed

About this Manuscript

"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 enlightenment. If, at the moment of death, they think of Amitābha, they will attain the Pure Land, Sukhāvatī. (A History Of Indian Literature, Vol. 2, Winternitz, pp. 310-312). This text is simmilar with Sl. no. 468. For further reference, consult the editions of the Sukhāvatīvyūha edited by Max Müller and Nanjio. The manuscript was composed in the time of the Newar king Bhupalendra Malla in Suvarṇapanārī (another name of Kathmandu).

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Sukhāvatīvyūha
Alternative Titles Sukhāvatī-vyūha-nāma-mahāyāna-sūtra' (Matsunami)
Repository General Library, The University of Tokyo
Reference Number matsunami_470
Collection Kawaguchi Ekai Collection
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