noun
Sutra of Immeasurable Life
One of the three Pure Land sutras (浄土三部経). A key Mahayana Buddhist scripture focusing on Amitābha Buddha and rebirth in the Pure Land.
See also: 浄土三部経
無量寿経は浄土三部経の一つです。
The Sutra of Immeasurable Life is one of the three Pure Land sutras.
浄土三部経 is the collective term for the three principal Pure Land sutras, which includes 無量寿経.
From Chinese 無量壽經 (Wúliàngshòu jīng), a translation of the Sanskrit Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra. The title means 'Sutra of Immeasurable Life'.