The Three Pure Land Sutras (BDK English Tripitaka Translation): Revised Edition: 12 (BDK English Tripitaka Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1886439184 ISBN 13: 9781886439184

Publisher: Hawaii Distributed Titles, 2006

Synopsis

The Larger Sutra on Amitayus, ""The Sutra on Contemplation of Amitayus"", and ""The Smaller Sutra on Amitayus"" are three early Mahayana texts chosen by Honen, founder of the Pure Land school in Japan, to be the foundational scriptures of this school.

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About the Author:

The BDK English Tripitaka Series was started by the late Dr. Rev. Yehan Numata, founder of the Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai (BDK) [Society for the Promotion of Buddhism.] The goal of this series is to make available in the English language the Buddhist scriptures and commentaries of the Sino-Japanese edition of the "Taisho Tripitaka." Scholars and specialists from throughout the world have been enlisted to translate the selected texts into English. When completed, the one-hundred eight volumes will comprise the First Series of the BDK English Tripitaka.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hawaii Distributed Titles
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1886439184
• ISBN 13: 9781886439184
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 166