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Aaron Proffit explains the benefits of the long version of the dharani according to the tradition of Chinese Esoteric Buddhism as follows: [4] Chanting this dhāraṇī one thousand times is said to purify all past karma, bestow rebirth in the highest level of Sukhāvatī, and produce visions of Sukhāvatī , Amitāyus Buddha, and assemblies of ...
This iconography is known as an Amitabha triad, and is especially common in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean art. [ 19 ] Amitābha is said to display 84,000 auspicious and distinguishing marks reflecting his many virtues. [ 20 ]
A Buddhist chant is a form of musical verse or recitation, in some ways analogous to the religious musics and hymns of other faiths. There are numerous traditions of Buddhist chanting, singing, and music in all three major schools of Buddhism: Theravada, East Asian Buddhism, and Himalayan Vajrayana.
Reciting the name of Amitabha is the main practice, which is supported by the auxiliary practices of chanting the Pure Land sutras, visualization and meditation on Amitabha, worshiping and bowing to Amitabha and praising and making offerings to Amitabha. [100]
Here Shinran reiterates the point that if one abandons "sundry practices" and entrusts themselves to Amitabha for one thought-moment, they will attain a state of shinjin and their birth in the Pure Land will be assured. Shinran then lists the benefits of practicing the nembutsu, or recitation of Amitabha's name. These include a great sense of ...
Using a mala or rosary and moving one bead for each chant of "Amitabha". [94] One can decide ahead of time to commit to a certain number of recitations per day and track these with the mala. This can help in eliminating laziness. Patriarchs like Ouyi aimed at 30 to 100 thousand repetitions a day. [95]
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A study of both the Amitabha and the Amitayus sutras (known as the "longer" Sukhāvatīvyūha in Sanskrit) was published by Luis O. Gomez in 1996. [10] In Japan, Hōnen also commented on the work along with the other Pure Land sutras.