The Land of Bliss, The Paradise of the Buddha of Measureless Light: Sanskrit and Chinese Versions of the Sukhāvatīvyūha Sutras (Studies in the Buddhist Traditions)

This is a free translation of two Buddhist texts on what is arguably the most popular of all Buddhist conceptions of an ideal world, the "Land of Bliss" of the Buddha Amitabha, the Buddha of Infinite Light. The two texts, known to Western students of Buddhism as the "Smaller" and "Larger" Sukhavatiyuha Sutra, explain the conditions that lead to rebirth in the Pure Land and the manner in which human beings are reborn there. Introduction To The Shorter Sutra -- The Shorter Sukhāvatīvyūha Sutra -- Introduction To The Longer Sutra -- The Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha -- Epilogue And Transition -- Introduction To The Chinese Versions -- The Shorter Sukhāvatīvyūha Sutra -- The Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sutra. Introductions And English Translations By Luis O. Gómez. Includes Bibliogrpahical References (p. 223-254) And Index.