Pure Land Blue Pearl Sutra (淨土紺珠)

About 淨土紺珠

Qing · by 德真輯

37,507 · about 125 min

The Pure Land Sapphire Beads was compiled by the monk Dezhen during the Qing Dynasty, created against the historical backdrop of the widespread dissemination of Pure Land belief. This work systematically assembles important sutras and recorded teachings of past patriarchs from the Pure Land tradition, focusing on explaining the practice method and the principles of cause and effect involved in reciting the Buddha's name to seek rebirth in the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. Its content covers core doctrines such as the Three Provisions of Faith, Vow, and Practice, as well as the magnificence of the Pure Land's environment and its inhabitants. It particularly emphasizes the simplicity and supreme efficacy of reciting the Buddha's name. As an important anthology of the Pure Land school, this book provides practitioners with clear and practical guidance. It holds a connecting role in the transmission of Pure Land practice methods within Chinese Buddhism, serving as a significant text for studying Pure Land thought and practical systems during the Qing Dynasty.