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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
A Buddha associated with infinite life, whose visualisation and Pure Land are described in the Amitāyus Meditation Sutra; closely associated with Amitābha, the Buddha of infinite light.
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Specification 2.1 · Paper 2
Revise: Meditation PracticesThe Amitāyus Meditation Sutra gives a detailed example. The Buddha instructs Ānanda and Vaidehī to visualise a golden Buddha seated on a lotus, accompanied by Avalokiteśvara and Mahāsthāmaprāpta, also called Great Might Arrived. The surrounding Land of Ultimate Bliss contains jewelled ponds and trees.
Use specific details from the Amitāyus Meditation Sutra when discussing visualisation, and identify its promised benefits as Buddhist beliefs.
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