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Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra (other)
''Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra'' ("''Sukhāvatī''-''vyūha''") may refer to either of the following ''sūtras'': * ''Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra'', or the ''Infinite Life Sutra'' * ''Shorter Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra'', or the ''Amitabha Sutra'' See also *Sukhāvatī Sukhavati (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ''Sukhāvatī''; "Blissful"; Chinese: 極樂世界, lit. "realm of ultimate bliss") is the pure land (or buddhafield) of the Buddha Amitābha in Mahayana, Mahayana Buddhism. Su ..., pure land of the Amitabha Buddha in Mahayana Buddhism * Vyuham (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sukhāvatī
Sukhavati (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ''Sukhāvatī''; "Blissful"; Chinese: 極樂世界, lit. "realm of ultimate bliss") is the pure land (or buddhafield) of the Buddha Amitābha in Mahayana, Mahayana Buddhism. Sukhavati is also called the Land of Bliss or Western Pure Land and is the most well-known of the Mahayana Buddhist pure lands due to the popularity of Pure Land Buddhism in East Asia. Sukhavati is also an important postmortem goal for Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhists, and is a common buddhafield used in the practice of phowa ("transference of consciousness at the time of death"). Sukhavati was widely depicted in Mahayana Buddhist art and remains an important theme in Buddhist art. Different traditions understand the nature of Sukhavati differently. The Pure Land Buddhist traditions often sees it as a Trikaya, Samboghakaya pure land (this was the view of Shandao), while other traditions, like some Tibetan Buddhists, see it as a nirmanak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vyūha
Vyūha (Sanskrit: व्यूह) means - 'to arrange troops in a battle array (formation)', 'to arrange, put or place in order, to dispose, separate, divide, alter, transpose, disarrange, resolve (vowels syllables etc.)'. Its root is व्यः which means - a 'cover' or 'veil'. This word also refers to emanation and to the manifest power of Lord Vishnu. It has different meanings depending on the doctrine of the treatise and the context, such as revealing of the knowledge of Vedas, and the war formations of Mahabharata. Vyūha in Hinduism Vyūha in the Upanishads In the Upanishads the word ''vyūha'' occurs once, in śloka 16 of the Isha Upanishad: :पूषन्नेकर्षे यम सूर्य प्राजापत्य व्यूह रश्मिन्समूह , :तेजो यत्ते रूपं कल्याणतमं तत्ते पश्यामि योऽसावसौ पुरुषः सोऽहमस्मि , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sūtra
''Sutra'' ()Monier Williams, ''Sanskrit English Dictionary'', Oxford University Press, Entry fo''sutra'' page 1241 in Indian literary traditions refers to an aphorism or a collection of aphorisms in the form of a manual or, more broadly, a condensed manual or text. Sutras are a genre of ancient and medieval Indian texts found in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. In Hinduism, sutras are a distinct type of literary composition, a compilation of short aphoristic statements.Gavin Flood (1996), ''An Introduction to Hinduism'', Cambridge University Press, , pages 54–55 Each sutra is any short rule, like a theorem distilled into few words or syllables, around which teachings of ritual, philosophy, grammar, or any field of knowledge can be woven. The oldest sutras of Hinduism are found in the Brahmana and Aranyaka layers of the Vedas. Every school of Hindu philosophy, Vedic guides for rites of passage, various fields of arts, law, and social ethics developed respective sutras, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra
"Longer" is a song written and recorded by the American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg and released in 1979 by Full Moon Records and Epic Records. The song can be found on Fogelberg's 1979 album '' Phoenix''. It was also included on his 1982 greatest hits album as well as various other retrospective and compilation recordings. Fogelberg, who had released more rock oriented songs throughout the 1970s, jokingly described "Longer" in the liner notes to one of his retrospective albums as "the song that put me on the elevators."Hyatt, Wesley (1999). ''The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits'' (Billboard Publications) He wrote the song while vacationing in Maui, "lounging in a hammock one night and looking up at the stars. It just seems this song was drifting around the universe, saw me, and decided I'd give it a good home." Accompanying Fogelberg's vocals is an acoustic guitar (played by the singer) as well as a flugelhorn solo by Jerry Hey. Lyrically, the song compares ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shorter Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra
Shorter may refer to: As a place name *Shorter, Alabama, a town located in Macon County, Alabama, United States As a surname * Alan Shorter (1932–1988), American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player * Brian Shorter (born 1968), American former basketball player *Clement Shorter (1857–1926), English journalist * Clinton Shorter (born 1971), Canadian film and television composer * Dora Sigerson Shorter (1866–1918), Irish poet and sculptor * Edward Shorter (1767–1836), British inventor * Eli Sims Shorter (1823–1879), American politician * Frank Shorter (born 1947), American athlete * Jim Shorter (1938–2000), American football player * John Gill Shorter (1818–1872), American politician * Justin Shorter (born 2000), American football player * Ken Shorter (1945/46–2024), Australian actor * Laurence Shorter (born 1970), American author and comedian * Richard Shorter (1906–1984), English cricketer * Rick Shorter (1934–2017), American musician and record producer * Shann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
