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This is the comparative studies of the Theravāda Buddhānussati and Buddhānussati of the Mahāyānic Sukhāvati Vyūha Sutta
(International Conference on Sanskrit and Eastern Studies, 2018 Department of Sanskrit and Eastern Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Ven. Ketawala Samitha thero
The Theravāda disciple indoctrinate of the Buddhānussti meditation and cogitating Buddha’s qualities. Buddhaghoṣa thera mentioned cognitive nine qualities of the Buddha are Buddhānussati in the Visuddhimagga. Thus, the person who always cognitates the qualities of the Buddha felt like in the present of the Buddha. It’s a fact for the person’s Sin and Fear. But can’t get any Maggaphala by nourishing Buddhānussati furthermore, Sukhāvati vyūha sutta is a sutta which has content fundamental concepts of the super - mundane. In this sutta there are mentioned Buddha Bahutvavada among the story of the Bodhisatta, The heaven of the sukhāvati and also concepts of the Amitābhaya Buddha. There are three parts in this sutta so on, to familiar to the Amitābhaya Buddha persons have to the cogitate with a higher determination. When we are having four postural to get closer to the Amitābaya Buddha, we have to cogitate with holiness. Therefore, we can deduce Theravada disciples fallow with devotion Mahayana disciples follow with faith like wish, the both are doing the same Buddhānussati. Therefore, there are Mahayana Buddhist concepts in the book who has written by Buddhaghoṣa thera. According to that, it is not a fact for to get the Nibbāṇa. So on, Mahayana and Theravada Buddhānussati take the same path