The Sutra of the Pure Land . 

Understanding the contents of the Sutras, the thesis on the Pure Land, which found the main ideology of the cardboard, is a very important work for the Buddhist concept. It is possible to say that Pure Land is one of the typical thoughts of Mahayana Buddhism, so how many Mahayana sutras, there are so many sutras, or more or less, about Pure Land.

However, in the Tripitaka, in the past, the discourses dedicated to the Pure Land Buddha thought, there were seven suttas and one commentary. The seven suttas and one commentary are as follows:

1. Pureblood Sutra  (2 books). 
2. Great Amitabha Buddha  (2 volumes). 
3. Life Expectancy  (2 books). 
4. Consciousness Life Volunteering  (2 volumes). 
5. Buddha Amitabha Sutra  (1 book). 
6. Recite the Pure Land Buddha ( Life  Book) (1 book).

7. The ancient sound of tantamount business  (1 book) and  a commentary is Pure Land Reborn by Bodhisattva .

Of the seven sutras and a commentary above, but so far widely circulated only three sutras and one essay is the Life Sutra, the Buddha Amitabha Sutra, The Life Values ​​Business and Pure Land Reasoning. We try to understand briefly the contents of the three discourses, which can grasp some of the core ideology of the Pure Land.

1. The Infinite Life Sutra

In the mountain of Xa Zhou in Wang Xa, the Buddha declared the theory of Life Expenditures. He described the practice of spiritual practice, in the past of Amitabha Buddha, a bhikkhuni. With compassion for the ten kinds of sentient beings, immersed in ignorance and desire to save them, Bhikkhu Tibetan monks confronted the United In the Tathagata generates forty eight great vows , Solemnly Buddhist, photographing the birth of beings, in order to create spiritual grace for the living beings, are lost on the road to liberation.

Because of the great vow, and the diligent will to practice the great vows in the past, which today the monk Dharma Bin has achieved vows. He became the Buddha Amitabha, as the Western world lord of the Pure Land, is the place where all the precepts for religious beings are fulfilled.

At the same time in the sutras, the Buddha presented the merits, the divine wisdom, the stately generals of the saints, as well as the special features of the world of Ultimate Bliss, so that beings in the ten directions of birth world Heart thirst for vows about birth.

2. Buddhist Amitabha theory

The place of the Jubilee of Xayei, the Buddha declared the doctrine of Amitabha. He summarized the introduction of the solemn newspaper of the teacher, Amitabha Buddha, and introduced the y warnings of the world of Ultimate Bliss. All the things in the world, such as birds, streams, forests, trees ... are made by Amitabha Buddha's vow, rather than by karmic beings. They all have the effect of encouraging yogis to recite the Buddha's name, recite the Dharma, raise the mind.

According to the Buddha taught in the business, the cause for beings should be vowed to Pure Land, is due to the scene where there are Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and the great people multiply. And supersports more, are sentient beings who are still full of karmic afflictions, but when rebirth is made, will decide the status of non-transfer, Father.

The method of practice to be reborn Pure Land, is that beings need to bear the mind of the Lord, Amitabha Buddha, from one day to seven days, In general, Amitabha Buddha accompanied them to come. At the end of the Sutra, for the sake of beings who are firmly convinced of the Buddhist concept, the Buddha praised the Buddhas in the ten directions and once again encouraged the living beings, Should pray for the birth of the World of Ultimate Bliss.

3. The Infinite Life Sutra

In the royal palace of Queen Sa Sa in Rajagaha, in order to meet the needs of Queen Vi The Hy, the Buddha declared the experience of the Infinite Life. He used miraculous powers, showing the countless statues of the sovereign magical success of ten Buddhas, for the queen of choice. After observing, the empress chose the world of Ultimate Bliss as Amitabha Buddha as the host and asked the compassionate Buddha to show that he won the spiritual practice to be reborn in this realm.

The Buddha, because of the desire of the queen and the living beings, but only about the sixteen practices as a factor in the birth of Western Pure Land. From the dignified dignitaries of the devotee, as well as the dignified formality, the transcendental wisdom of the Great Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, the Great Deceiver and the yuri of the world of Ultimate Bliss. At the same time, the Buddha taught the queens of the three classes of nine rebirth classes, from the upper order of birth to lower birth.

All of the sixteen virtues as the factors of reborn in the Pure Land, clearly presented by the Buddha, are very sophisticated and deep. After the Buddha had finished teaching the queen and the women, everyone was very happy, the heart of the liturgy.

4. Reason Pure Land Reborn

Apart from the above three suttas, this essay was published by the ancient monks of the Pure Land School as a basic essay to propagate the Pure Land. The commentary by the Bodhisattva bodhisattva relies on the Life Saving Volume. Content content excellence method of the five concept, as a method of Buddhist practice rebirth Pure Land. French Five Elements includes.

Asian. CELEBRATION CELEBRATION  :  A professional dedicated to worship Buddha Amitabha Buddha.

B. Monk praised : the  profession dedicated to the  holy Amitabha Buddha, praising Amitabha Buddha.

C. Volunteer  :  A memory of thought, vows when the birth was born in the world Pure Land .

D. Mindfulness  :  expertly scrutinizing the dharma and serigraphy of Amitabha Buddha and the Pure Land.

Hey. Discipleship  :  how many merits are allotted, pray for themselves and all beings soon born reborn.

According to the essay, practitioners of the five foundations of this concept, will be able to achieve five items of merit is the Subject, Congress of the subject, Trạch môn, Prologue, and Forestry Department. Four previous merits belong to self-interest, the latter merits merit.

These three texts capture the whole mainstream ideology, the way of cultivation ... of the Pure Land. Through the content presented above, we can see the practice of reciting the Buddha with very simple practice, as Pure Land Teachings teach only bring three professional speech, specialized in mindfulness, worship, remember a thought. The Buddha was accomplished. This disciplines practice very quickly realization, such as the Buddhist teachings Amitabha teaches, who develop the mind of the holy name, only from one to seven days, the mind is rebellious rebirth will reborn.

Dhamma disclaims the Buddha as a large net, absorbing all the essence of sentient beings from the higher up to the dormant, as in the Infinite Life Sutra says nine reborn births. This practice demonstrates the immense love of beings of infinite wisdom, as in the Life Sutra says, in the future life when the book is destroyed, He uses mercy compassion, This business a hundred years, beings that meet, depending on the basis of aspiration escape.

The main idea, the way of practice ... of the subject has been clear, the problem of rebirth Buddha to rot or not, depends only on the effort of his practice. Everyday we live in this world, but for all unspoiled grace, for the unbroken Buddha's verse, that day, in the pond of the West, there was a lotus flower named, and Amitabha Buddha, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, countless generous people are eagerly waiting for us to return to this joyful reunion in excellent legal.END=NAM MO AMITABHA BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH GIAC TAM.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN AMITABHA PURELAND=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.27/3/2017.