page_title: Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra
hierarchical_section_title: Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra
caption_attribution_description: English: Seated Buddha Amitabha statue, west side of Borobudur, ca. 1863-1866.
context_page_description: The Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra is one of the two Indian Mahayana sutras which describe the pure land of Amitābha. Together with the Shorter Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra, this text is highly influential in China and Japan where it is revered by the Jōdo-shū and Jōdo Shinshū congregations.
context_section_description: The Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra (or Infinite Life Sutra) is one of the two Indian Mahayana sutras which describe the pure land of Amitābha. Together with the Shorter Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra, this text is highly influential in China and Japan where it is revered by the Jōdo-shū and Jōdo Shinshū congregations.
caption: Statue of Amitābha seated in meditation. Borobudur, Java, Indonesia
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