noun
three major sutras of Pure Land Buddhism
Refers collectively to the three central scriptures of Pure Land Buddhism: the Larger Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra (無量寿経), the Amitābha Sūtra (阿弥陀経), and the Contemplation Sūtra (観無量寿経).
The three Pure Land sutras are scriptures especially valued in the Jōdo and Jōdo Shinshū sects.