, was the 54th Buddha in the history of existence, according to the '' Larger Sutra of Immeasurable Life,'' long before

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came and established what we know as Buddhism. He is known for teaching the

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to King Dharmakara, who was so impressed that he became a monk, and later achieved Enlightenment himself as Amitabha Buddha.

Bibliography

* Inagaki Hisao, trans., Stewart, Harold (2003)
The Three Pure Land Sutras
2nd ed., Berkeley, Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research.

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