amitayus kx21 * a_point_in_time * The Larger Sukhavativyuha Sutra 040912 ... . It starts with a monk called Dharmakara, who practiced Buddhist Dharma under Tathagata Lokesvararaja. The monk made 48 great vows to save all sentient beings. Upon the fulfilment of these vows, he would create a Pure Land in the west called Sukhavati, which literally means the Land of Ultimate Bliss. He himself thus became the Buddha Amitabha. http://www.buddhistdoor.com/resources/sutras/intro_larger.htm 040912 ... . iLink:- Avalokiteshvara & Great_strength_bodhisattva 040912 what's it to you? who go blather from