Approaching the Land of Bliss Motilal Banarsidass 40 From purity distaste for

40 From purity distaste for his own body and no intercourse with others 271 Sutra II

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47-50 Sutra 12 together with the Vimarsini Commentary

Chinese Names

Although frequently described as necessarily communal in nature

Approaching the Land of Bliss Motilal Banarsidass 40 From purity distaste forThe discourse on Buddhist studies has traditionally been structured around texts and nations (the transmission of Buddhism from India to China to Japan). And yet, it is doubtful that these categories reflect in any significant way the organizing themes familiar to most Buddhists. It could be argued that cultic practices associated with particular buddhas and bodhisattvas are more representative of the way Buddhists conceive of their relation to