A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.t4.70

v2.c19.s6.t4.70

Just as the Sukhāvatī-Vyūha describes the blessed land of Amitābha, the Akṣobhya-Vyūha gives an account of the land of Buddha Akṣobhya,⁵ and in the same way the Karuṇā- Puṇḍarīka, "the Lotus of Mercy,"¹) gives an account of the wonderland Padma of Buddha Padmottara, whose life lasted for thirty ages of the world. The Sūtra, which also contains legends after the style of the Avadānas, was translated into Chinese twice between 385 and 433 A.D. and once again in 558 A.D.²)