| [1-2] January - February..........Lokeshvararaja Buddha shows Dharmakara Bodhisattva
many Buddha-lands. (Larger Sutra, chapter 6) [3-4] March - April............ Amida Buddha with two bodhisattvas, Avalokiteshvara on his left and Mahasthamaprapta on his right. (Larger Sutra, chapter 28) [5-6] May - June ............ Amida Buddha with the mudra of "turning the wheel of the Dharma." [7-8] July - August ............ The middle grade of aspirants who see Amida Buddha's transfrormed body and a host of sages at the end of their lives. (Larger Sutra, chapter 24) [9-10] September - October ............ Ananda and all the assembly see Amida Buddha and the Pure Land as Amida emits floods of light. (Larger Sutra, chapter 41) [11-12] November - December ............ Amida Buddha preaches the Dharma to the assembly in the lecture-hall. (Larger Sutra, chapter 13) |
Reference:
The Larger Sutra Mandala in Site 1: Jodo Mandala <Mandala-index>
The Larger Sutra in Site 2: Dharmakara <Dharmaka-index>
Ilustrated Larger Sutra in Site 3: Sukhavati <Sukhavati-index>
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