Toh 133The Sūtra on the Samādhi in which the Buddhas of the Present All Stand Before One
Pāli / Sanskrit:Pratyutpannabuddhasaṃmukhāvasthitasamādhisūtra
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Explanation of the Sūtra on the Samādhi of the Presence of the Buddhas
Background
The Pratyutpannabuddhasaṃmukhāvasthitasamādhisūtra (Pratyutpanna means “present” or “immediate”) belongs to the Northern Transmission canon and is an important scripture in the Mahāyāna tradition, especially in Pure Land lineages and the practice of recollecting the Buddha. This sūtra is preserved in the Tibetan Kangyur, the complete collection of Buddhist Dharma materials translated into Tibetan.
The setting of the teaching may be understood according to the Mahāyāna tradition: in a sacred place, Śākyamuni Buddha, or another Buddha, together with bodhisattvas, deities, and assemblies of disciples, taught a transcendent method of practice that enables practitioners to meet directly the buddhas of the present.
Main Content
The basic content of the sūtra focuses on a special kind of meditative absorption (samādhi, चमाधि), a state of mind that is fully concentrated, pure, and fearless, in which practitioners can perceive the presence of all the buddhas existing in the universe, standing before them like inexhaustible sources of luminous clarity.
This samādhi is not a state of indifference or emptiness as mere nothingness, but an extremely profound awareness of the nature of reality. Through it, practitioners do not have to wait or engage in blind recollection, but directly come into contact with the presence of the buddhas, those who have transcended subject and object and who are always present to bestow compassion and wisdom.
This sūtra teaches that bodhisattvas, especially those who have immeasurable faith (aparimitaddhā) in the buddhas, can, through this practice, attain a profound embodiment of truth without having to wait for a so-called “perfect future.” This is a teaching on the bodhisattva path in the Mahāyāna tradition, where awakening is not regarded as something belonging only to the past or the future, but as what is available here and now, if the mind can become sufficiently clear and discerning.
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