『観無量寿経』第八観と禅経類について

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The Sūtra on the Contemplation of Amitāyus describes birth in the Pure Land, but it also has an aspect of the meditation sūtra, or manual. In this paper, I focus on this aspect and compare the contemplation process comparing the 8th Contemplation in the Sūtra on Contemplation of Amitāyus with the meditation sūtras. My study confirms that they share a common approach to contemplation, and the same fundamentals are also found explained in the Da zhidu lun. The objects to be focused on necessary for the acquisition of buddānusmṛti-samādhi differ depending on whether one has in view a Buddha statue, the Buddha’s living body, or the Dharma body, and according to the scripture, it is presumed that all of them are collectively included in the Dasheng da yizhang 大乗大義章.Therefore, the buddānusmṛti-samādhi in the Sūtra on Contemplation of Amitāyus is the same as the buddānusmṛti-samādhi of the meditation sūtras.