The Pure Land revisited: Sino-Japanese meditations and near-death experiences of the next world.
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1984 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-1984-4-1-p51-68 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation Near-death experience |
| Key points | Argues that Buddhist meditation techniques connected to Pure Land visions and deathbed visions show parallels with modern American near-death and deathbed visions, suggesting a comparative relationship between traditional Buddhist visionary practices and contemporary near-death experiences. |
Abstract
This paper examines Buddhist meditation techniques as they apply to Pure Land visions and deathbed visions, particularly with their parallelism to modern American near-death and deathbed visions.