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The Pure Land Sutras

Three sutras--the Amitabha, the Amitayurdhyana and the Aparimitayur--provide the doctrinal basis of the Pure Land School. The Amitabha and Aparimitayur are sometimes also called the shorter and longer Sukhavati-vyuha or Sukhavati Sutras.
The Amitabha Sutra
The Amitabha Sutra, translated from Chinese into English by J.C. Cleary
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