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" ... it. Those who practise the Samadhi (the supernatural calm) in accordance with this Sutra will be able to see, in the present life, Buddha Amitayus and the two great Bodhisattvas. 'In case of a son or a daughter of a noble family, the mere hearing... "
Buddha in the Crown: Avalokitesvara in the Buddhist Traditions of Sri Lanka - Page 35
by John Clifford Holt - 1991 - 304 pages
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The Doctrine of Karma: Its Origin and Development in Brāhmaṇical, Buddhist ...

Y. Krishan, Yuvraj Krishan - Body, Mind & Spirit - 1997 - 226 pages
...formulated. In the Amitáyurdhyana-sütra57 (19) it is said that those who meditate on Avalokitesvara "will not suffer any calamity; they will utterly remove...is raised by karma, and will expiate the sins which will involve them in births and deaths for numberless kalpas. Even the hearing of the name of this...
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Practically Religious: Worldly Benefits and the Common Religion of Japan

Ian Reader, George J. Tanabe - Religion - 1998 - 318 pages
...standard promise of practical benefits, the sutra says that those who practice this meditation [on Kannon] will not suffer any calamity; they will utterly remove...obstacle that is raised by karma, and will expiate [theic] sins. . . . Even the hearing of the name of this Bodhisattva will enable one to obtain immeasurable...
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A Sourcebook of Indian Civilization

Niharranjan Ray, Brajadulal Chattopadhyaya - History - 2000 - 698 pages
...meditation will not suffer any calamity; they will utterly remove the obstacle that is raised by Karman, and will expiate the sins which would involve them in births and deaths for numbersless kalpas. Even the hearing of the name of this Bodhisattva will enable one to obtain immeasurable...
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Buddhist Mahyna Texts

Religion - 2007 - 457 pages
...a daughter of a noble family, the mere hearing of the names of the Buddha and the two Bodhisattvas will expiate the sins which would involve them in births and deaths during innumerable kalpas. How much more will the remembrance (of Buddha and the Bodhisattvas) ! *...
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Sacred Books of the East, Volume 7

F. Max Muller - Religion - 2001 - 460 pages
...a daughter of a noble family, the mere hearing of the names of the Buddha and the two Bodhisattvas will expiate the sins which would involve them in births and deaths during innumerable kalpas. How much more will the remembrance (of Buddha and the Bodhisattvas) ! 1...
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