The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2367 page)

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vat
and makes the point that whoever sincerely desires
enlightenment
, with a mind fixed on Amit
bha, will be reborn in that wonderful world. The
Sukh
vat
vy
ha
is the textual base of the Japanese
Pure Land school
of Buddhism, along with
Amity
yurdhy
na-S
tra
. In Japanese, it is known as
Amida-Ky
.
Sukhman
(Pañj
b
, ‘hymn of peace’). Composition by Sikh Gur
Arjan Dev
. The Sukhman
,
di
Granth pp. 262–96, is read daily in morning worship. It brings comfort, especially to the dying.

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