Sukhavativyuha (English spelling)

Japanese: 《Sukhāvatīvyūha》(英語表記)Sukhavativyuha
Sukhavativyuha (English spelling)

…It is one of the fundamental scriptures of Pure Land Buddhism, and together with the Sutra of Contemplation of Immeasurable Life and the Sutra of Amitabha, it forms one of the three sutras of Pure Land Buddhism. Its original title in Sanskrit is Sukhāvatīvyūha (The Magnificence of Paradise), and to distinguish it from the Sutra of Amitabha of the same title, it is called the Great Sukhāvatīvyūha. The original Sanskrit text, a Tibetan translation, and five Chinese translations remain.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Sukhāvatīvyūha" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…浄土教の根本聖典の一つで,《観無量寿経》《阿弥陀経》とともに〈浄土三部経〉を形成する。原題はサンスクリットで《スカーバティービューハSukhāvatīvyūha(極楽の荘厳)》といい,同題の《阿弥陀経》と区別して,〈大スカーバティービューハ〉と呼ぶ。サンスクリット原典,チベット語訳,および5種の漢訳が現存する。…

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