The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (172 page)

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Amit
yurdhy
na-S
tra
(‘S
tra on Contemplation on
Amit
yus
’). One of the three basic
s
tras
of the
Pure Land School
(with
Amit
bha-S
tra
and
Sukh
vat
vy
ha
). It describes the pure land and the moral life which prepares for it.

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