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Collection of Texts on the Blissful Land (樂邦文類)

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The Collection of Texts on the Blissful Land was compiled by the Venerable Master Zongxiao in the sixth year of the Qingyuan era of the Southern Song Dynasty, serving as an important anthology of Pure Land school literature. This work gathers the discourses on the faith in the Western Pure Land by over two hundred monastics and lay practitioners from the Eastern Jin to the Song dynasties, including treatises, poetic verses, and vows, systematically organizing the doctrines and practices of the Pure Land school. Its compilation occurred during the flourishing period of Buddhism in the Southern Song, aiming to establish the orthodoxy and lineage of the Pure Land teachings. As the first collection of Pure Land writings in Chinese Buddhist history, the Collection of Texts on the Blissful Land provides essential source material for studying the development of Pure Land thought. Its profound influence on later generations makes it an indispensable classic for understanding the Pure Land faith within Chinese Buddhism.


經(凡四十六處)

Sutra<span class="note">forty-six instances</span>

大藏專談淨土經論目錄

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**Table of Contents of Pure Land Sutras and Treatises in the Buddhist Canon**

法華經 彌陀迹中化緣之始

The Lotus Sutra: The Beginning of Guanyin's Mission as an Emissary of Amitabha

悲華經 三聖因願授記名號

The Lotus of Compassion Sutra: The Sacred Vows of the Three Sages and Their Prophecies of Enlightenment

出生菩薩經 彌陀因行成就眾生

The Sutra of the Bodhisattva's Birth: The Fulfillment of Beings through Amitabha's Past Deeds

無量壽經 法藏發願莊嚴妙土

The Sutra of Immeasurable Life: The Vows of Dharmākara and the Adornment of the Pure Land

彌陀偈經 彌陀本願取土之相

Amitabha Gatha – The Vows of Amitabha and the Pure Land

首楞嚴經 大勢至獲念佛圓通

The Śūraṅgama Sūtra: Mahāsthāmaprāpta Attains Perfect Penetration through Mindfulness of the Buddha

鼓音王經 彌陀國城父母親屬

The Drum Sound King Sutra: The Land of Amitabha, Its City, Parents, and Relatives

阿彌陀經 極樂過十萬億佛土

The Amitabha Sutra: The Land of Ultimate Bliss Lies Beyond Ten Trillion Buddha-lands.

阿彌陀經 七日不亂感佛往生

The Amitabha Sutra: Seven Days of Unwavering Mind, Sensing the Buddha’s Grace, and Rebirth in the Pure Land

觀無量壽經 行三種業得生西方

The Contemplation Sutra of Immeasurable Life speaks of performing three kinds of deeds to be reborn in the Western Pure Land.

觀無量壽經 初修日觀送想西方

The Contemplation Sutra of the Buddha of Immeasurable Life First Practice: The Contemplation of the Sun, Directing the Mind Toward the West

觀無量壽經 第八像觀約心觀佛

The Scripture of Contemplation on the Buddha of Immeasurable Life, Chapter Eight: Contemplating the Buddha through the Mind

觀無量壽經 具三種心即得往生

The Contemplation Sutra of the Buddha of Infinite Life states that with three kinds of mind, one will attain rebirth in the Pure Land.

觀無量壽經 下品下生十念功成

The Contemplation Sutra of the Buddha of Immeasurable Life The Lowest Grade, Lowest Birth: Achieving Success through Ten Recitations

觀無量壽經 韋提侍女皆得往生

The Contemplation Sutra of the Buddha of Immeasurable Life: Queen Vaidehi and her attendants all attained rebirth in the Pure Land.

阿彌陀經 以疑惑心生西方界邊

The Amitabha Sutra: Those who are born to the edge of the Western Land with a mind of doubt

無量壽經 不了佛智胎宮受生

The Infinite Life Sutra: Unborn in the Womb-Palace of Undeveloped Buddha-Wisdom

菩薩處胎經 生染著心墮懈慢國

The Bodhisattva's Womb Sutra states: When one gives rise to a mind of attachment and desire, they fall into the land of laziness and arrogance.

平等覺經 淨土聲聞修行證果

Sutra on Equality and Enlightenment The Practice and Attainment of the Pure Land's Hearers

無量壽經 揀五逆謗法不得往生

The Sutra of Immeasurable Life: Selecting the Five Grave Offenses and Slander of the Dharma, Which Do Not Attain Rebirth (in the Pure Land)

無量壽經 三輩修因往生之相

The Sutra of Immeasurable Life: The Practices and Rebirth Signs of the Three Grades

無量壽經 較量二土修善不同

The Sutra of Immeasurable Life: Comparing the Practice of Goodness in the Two Lands

無量壽經 往生淨土菩薩眾多

The Sutra of Immeasurable Life: The Multitude of Bodhisattvas Who Attain Rebirth in the Pure Land

無量壽經 法滅留經百歲度人

The Infinite Life Sutra

When the Dharma is about to perish, this sutra shall remain in the world for a hundred years, guiding and saving sentient beings.

無量壽經 勸各精進努力求之

The Sutra of Immeasurable Life encourages everyone to diligently and earnestly seek it.

無量壽經 無量壽佛光明普照

The Sutra of Immeasurable Life: The Light of the Buddha of Immeasurable Life Shines Universally

無量壽經 寶鉢飲食自然盈滿

The Sutra of Immeasurable Life: Sacred Vessels and Food Naturally Overflow

華嚴經 較量二土晝夜長短

Here is the translation of the text "華嚴經 較量二土晝夜長短" into accessible modern English:

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**The Avatamsaka Sutra: Comparing the Length of Day and Night in Two Lands**

In the Avatamsaka Sutra, the Buddha compares the duration of day and night between two realms: the Saha World (our world) and the Land of Ultimate Bliss (Sukhavati). In our world, a full day and night—one cycle of light and darkness—passes. However, in the Land of Ultimate Bliss, that same period is but a single moment, a fraction of an instant. The disparity in the experience of time reflects the vastly differing states of these two realms: one is marked by suffering and impermanence, while the other is a pure land of peace, where time itself seems to stretch into tranquility, free from the burdens of worldly toil and trouble.

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文殊說般若經 修一行三昧專稱佛名

The Manjushri Speaks the Prajnaparamita Sutra: Practicing Single-Minded Samadhi by Reciting the Buddha's Name

般舟經 修佛立三昧專念彌陀

The Pratice of Rebirth in the Pure Land: Cultivating Buddha-Recollection Samadhi and Single-Minded Mindfulness of Amitabha

方等大集經 修佛立三昧中道觀法

The Great Collected Sutra of Universal Equality: The Meditative Practice of Cultivating the Buddha and Establishing the Threefold Contemplation of the Middle Way.

華嚴經 解脫長者得唯心念佛門

Avatamsaka Sutra: Elder Liberation Attains the Mind-Only Buddha-Recitation Gate

華嚴經 依普賢願得生極樂

The Avatamsaka Sutra: Through the Vows of Samantabhadra, One Attains Rebirth in the Land of Ultimate Bliss.

法華經 聞經修行即得往生

The Lotus Sutra: By hearing and practicing the sutra, one can immediately be reborn in the Pure Land.

大寶積經 發十種心得生極樂

The Great Treasure Collection Sutra: Generating Ten Kinds of Mind to Be Reborn in the Land of Ultimate Bliss

隨願往生經 娑婆濁惡偏讚西方

The Sutra of Rebirth According to One's Vows — Though the Saha World Is Impure, the West Is Praised

大集日藏經 念佛隨心見大見小

From the Great Collection Sutra, the Treasury of the Sun: Contemplating the Buddha, Seeing Him Great or Small According to the Mind

目連所問經 無量壽國易往易取

The Sūtra of Questions by Maudgalyāyana: The Land of Immeasurable Life is Easy to Reach and Easy to Attain

十往生經 念佛之人菩薩守護

The Sutra of Ten Rebirths: Those Who Recite the Buddha's Name Are Protected by Bodhisattvas

觀佛三昧經 佛記文殊當生極樂

The Buddha's Teaching on Contemplating the Buddha: A Prediction of Manjushri's Rebirth in the Pure Land

文殊發願經 文殊發願求生極樂

Mañjuśrī's Vow Sutra: Mañjuśrī Vows to Be Reborn in the Pure Land

入楞伽經 佛記龍樹往生樂國

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**The Lankavatara Sutra: The Buddha’s Prophecy of Nagarjuna’s Rebirth in the Land of Bliss**

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*Note: The title refers to a passage traditionally associated with the Lankavatara Sutra, where the Buddha foretells that the bodhisattva Nagarjuna (龍樹) will be reborn in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss (極樂國, Sukhavati).*

善信摩親經 善信厭女求生西方
首楞嚴經 約情想多少論報高下

The Śūraṅgama Sūtra: On the Degrees of Rebirth According to the Measure of Emotional Attachment and Thought.

守護國界主經 命終善惡感報優劣

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