Amitabha Buddhist Centre is a Buddhist institution in Geylang, Singapore. It is affiliated with the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition...

current age), many Mahayana Buddhists strive to be reborn in such a place. The most common pure land today is that of Amitābha, called Sukhavati, "Land of...

The Amitabha Pure Land Rebirth Dhāraṇī, sometimes called the Pure Land Rebirth Mantra, is considered an important mantra or dhāraṇī in Pure Land Buddhism...

Sutra, the Nirvana Sutra, and the Amitābha Sutra. As such, Chinese Buddhism follows the classic Mahāyāna Buddhist worldview, which includes a belief...

there are three main Buddhist Canons: the Pāli Canon of the Theravāda tradition, the Chinese Buddhist Canon used in East Asian Buddhist tradition, and the...

The Buddhist Society of India, known as the Bharatiya Bauddha Mahasabha, is a national Buddhist organization in the Republic of India. It was founded...

higher mental states. As in other Pure Land Buddhist schools, Amitābha is a central focus of the Buddhist practice, and Jōdo Shinshū expresses this devotion...

period from 1185-1333. When adapted to Korean Buddhist iconography, the Japanese influence on Buddha Amitabha representations resulted in a greater capacity...

of Buddhist scriptures to help the deceased. For most Chinese funerals, if a Buddhist ceremony is chosen, the practice of recitation of the Amitabha Sutra...

Land Buddhists think that Vairocana and the other Dhyani Buddhas are manifestations of Amitābha, but Japanese Shingon Buddhists think that Amitābha and...