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Short Description: The [[evil]] {{Wiki|prince}} in the [[Contemplation Sutra]] and [[Nirvana Sutra]]. He is an example of the [[power]] of the [[Buddha]] to save. | Short Description: The [[evil]] {{Wiki|prince}} in the [[Contemplation Sutra]] and [[Nirvana Sutra]]. He is an example of the [[power]] of the [[Buddha]] to save. | ||
| − | Long Description: The [[evil]] {{Wiki|prince}} who murdered his father [[Bimbiśāra]] and imprisoned his mother [[Vaidehī]] , from the {{Wiki|central}} [[Pure Land]] legend recounted in the [[Contemplation Sutra]] and in the [[Nirvana Sutra]], quoted by [[Shinran]] in Collected Works of | + | Long Description: The [[evil]] {{Wiki|prince}} who murdered his father [[Bimbiśāra]] and imprisoned his mother [[Vaidehī]] , from the {{Wiki|central}} [[Pure Land]] legend recounted in the [[Contemplation Sutra]] and in the [[Nirvana Sutra]], quoted by [[Shinran]] in [[Collected Works of Shinran]]. KGSS, III. pp. 125-143, under the topic “The [[Person]] Difficult to Save.” The {{Wiki|prince}} is an example of the [[power]] of the [[Buddha]] to save. |
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Revision as of 22:53, 16 March 2015
Ajatasatru Term Image (Ajātaśatru)
(Language: Sanskrit)
Alternate Spellings:
Short Description: The evil prince in the Contemplation Sutra and Nirvana Sutra. He is an example of the power of the Buddha to save.
Long Description: The evil prince who murdered his father Bimbiśāra and imprisoned his mother Vaidehī , from the central Pure Land legend recounted in the Contemplation Sutra and in the Nirvana Sutra, quoted by Shinran in Collected Works of Shinran. KGSS, III. pp. 125-143, under the topic “The Person Difficult to Save.” The prince is an example of the power of the Buddha to save.
