This is an ongoing project to complete the Jōdo Shinshū Seiten (Canon) in English. As such, it only contains translations from Chinese or Japanese, and not from Sanskrit or other languages. Texts marked with an asterisk are texts connected with authors listed in the Seiten but not in the Shinshū Seiten.

As part of Shingan's Portals reproduction of Amida Net, translations by Hisao Inagaki are included here for reference, but marked with a [b]. These will be supplemented, in time, by translations by Shaku Shingan.

As a layout with a more general Pure Land-related text list not specific to Jōdo Shinshū, please see the following page.

The Three Pure Land Sūtras

1. The Sūtra of Immeasurable Life (Saṅghavarman) [b]

2. The Contemplation Sūtra (Kālayaśas) [b]

3. The Amida Sūtra Spoken by the Buddha (Kumārajīva) [b]

4. The Larger Amida Sūtra (Zhi Qian)

5. The Sūtra of Immeasurable Pure Perfect Awakening (Lokakṣema)

6. The Mahāratnakūṭa Sūtra Assembly of the Tathāgata of Infinite Life (Bodhiruci)

7. The Dhāraṇī Sūtra of the Adorned King (Yijing)

8. The Sūtra on the Praise of the Pure Land and Protection (Xuanzang)

[b] The Sutra on the Praise of the Pure Land and Protection by Buddhas

The Seven Patriarchs

1. Nāgārjuna Bodhisattva

1. The Vibhāṣa on the Ten Stages (Chapter on Easy Practice)
   [b] Path of Easy Practice

2. The Twelve Adorations
   [b] Twelve Adorations

2. Vasubandhu Bodhisattva

1. The Discourse on the Pure Land
   [b] Discourse on the Pure Land

3. Master Donran (Tanluan)

1. The Commentary on the Discourse on the Pure Land

2. The Gāthā in Praise of Amida Buddha

3. The Brief Treatise on the Meaning of the Pure Land of Bliss

4. Master Dōshaku (Daochuo)

1. The Collection on the Land of Bliss

5. Master Zendō (Shandao)

1. The Commentary on the Sutra on Contemplation of Amitāyus

2. The Dharma Service Hymns

3. The Method of Contemplation of Amida Buddha
   [b] The Method of Contemplation on Amida

4. Liturgy for Birth
   [b] Liturgy for Birth

5. The Hymn of the Pratyutpanna

6. Preceptor Genshin

1. The Collection on the Essentials of Birth

7. Genkū Shōnin

1. The Collection on the Selection of the Primal Vow and Nembutsu

Shinran Shōnin

1. The True Teaching, Practice, and Realization of the Pure Land Way
   [b] Preface, Teaching, Practice, Faith, Enlightenment, True Buddha and Land, Transformed Buddhas and Lands

2. Passages on the Pure Land Way

3. Gutoku’s Notes

4. Hymn of the Two Gateways of Entrance and Emergence

5. Hymns of the Pure Land

6. Hymns of the Pure Land Masters

7. Pure Land Hymns on the Right, Semblance, and Last Dharma-Ages

8. Praise of the Noble Merits of Prince Shōtoku

9. Praise of Prince Shōtoku and the Kings of Great Japan

10. Collected Passages on Rebirth from the Three Pure Land Sūtras

11. Notes on the Inscriptions on Sacred Scrolls

12. Notes on Once-calling and Many-calling

13. Notes on "Essentials of Faith Alone"

14. Passages on the Two Aspects of the Tathagata’s Directing of Virtue

15. The Virtue of the Name of Amida Tathagata

16. Lamp for the Latter Ages

17. Collected Minor Works of Shinran Shōnin

Of Relation to Shinran Shōnin

1. The Letters of Eshin-ni (Eshin-ni)

2. The Record in Lament of Divergences (Venerable Yuien)

3. The Essentials of Faith Alone (Dharma Teacher Seikaku)

4. On Self Power and Other Power (Preceptor Ryūkan)

5. The Clarification of Once-calling and Many-calling (Preceptor Ryūkan)

6. A Collection of Tales of the Latter Age (Preceptor Ryūkan)

7. A Collection of Passages of Instruction on the Western Direction (Shinran Shōnin)

8. The Great Meaning of the Three Pure Land Sūtras (Genkū Shōnin)

9. Letters of Hōnen Shōnin (Genkū Shōnin)
   *[b] Wasan not included in the Three Collections

The Tradition (Early)

1. A Record of Oral Explanations of the Sūtras (Shinbutsu Shōnin)

2. A Record of what was Heard (Kenchi Shōnin)

3. Private Record of the Lectures on Repaying Kindness (Kakunyo Shōnin)

4. The Biography of the Master (Kakunyo Shōnin)

5. Commentary on the Illustrated Biography of the Meritorious Monk (Kakunyo Shōnin)

6. Notes on Selection (Kakunyo Shōnin)

7. The Oral Biography (Kakunyo Shōnin)

8. Notes on the Primal Vow (Kakunyo Shōnin)

9. Notes in Correction of Mistakes (Kakunyo Shōnin)

10. Notes on the Vows (Kakunyo Shōnin)

11. Notes on the Matter of the Most Importance (Kakunyo Shōnin)

12. The Original Meaning of Coming into the World (Kakunyo Shōnin)

13. The Great Meaning of the Teaching, Practice, Faith, and Realisation (*Kakunyo Shōnin)

14. Illustration of the Life of the Dear Deceased One (Jūkaku Shōnin)

15. Most Respectfully Revered Illustrated Words (Jōsen)

16. Essential Record on the True Meaning of the Pure Land (Zonkaku Shōnin)

17. Collection on Various Kami and the Primal Intent (Zonkaku Shōnin)

18. Notes on Holding to the Name (Zonkaku Shōnin)

19. Notes on Refuting the Wrong and Revealing the Correct (Zonkaku Shōnin)

20. Record of What Was Heard About Women's Birth (Zonkaku Shōnin) [Zonkaku Project]

21. Notes on Revealing the Name (Zonkaku Shōnin)

22. Notes on Knowledge of Determination (Zonkaku Shōnin)

23. Questions and Answers on the Lotus Sūtra (Zonkaku Shōnin)

24. Notes on Walking and Sailing (Zonkaku Shōnin)

25. Record of Repaying Gratitude (Zonkaku Shōnin)

26. Dharma Words of Zonkaku (Zonkaku Shōnin)

27. Collection of What Was Seen and Heard of the Pure Land (Zonkaku Shōnin)

28. Writing in Praise of Virtues (Zonkaku Shōnin)

29. Annotated Notes on Selections from the Senjakushū (Zonkaku Shōnin)

30. The Notes on the Six Essentials (Zonkaku Shōnin)

31. Notes on the Supreme Path (Zonkaku Shōnin)

32. Record of a Slight Understanding (Zonkaku Shōnin)

33. Notes on Expounding the Name and Form (Zonkaku Shōnin)

34. Record of Zonkaku’s Life (Record of the Life of the Elder, Abbot of Jōraku-ji) (Zonkaku Shōnin)

35. Sleeve Diary of Master Zonkaku (Zonkaku Shōnin)

The Tradition (Later)

1. The Great Meaning of the Gāthā of True Faith (Rennyo Shōnin)

2. Notes on the Gāthā of True Faith (Rennyo Shōnin)

3. The Letters (Rennyo Shōnin)

4. Of the Family (Rennyo Shōnin)

5. Summer Letters (Rennyo Shōnin)

6. Confessional Statement (Rennyo Shōnin)

7. A Record of What Was Heard at One Time from Rennyo Shōnin

8. A Collection of Rennyo Shōnin's Words and Deeds

9. A Collection of Rennyo Shōnin's Waka Poems

10. The Essence of the Determination of the Settled Mind

11. One Hundred Poems of Illumination & Soliloquies on Past and Present (Kensei)

12. Writings on the Back of Waste Paper (Kensei)

13. Record of the Virtues of Rennyo Shōnin

Supplementary

1. One-sheet Profession of Faith (Genkū Shōnin)
   [b] One-sheet Profession of Faith

2. Two-sheet Profession of Faith (attr. Genkū Shōnin)

3. Hōnen Shōnin's Letters (Genkū Shōnin)

4. Seven Article Pledge (Genkū Shōnin)

5. The Chinese Language Record of the Kurodani Shōnin (Ryōe)

6. Explanation of the Sūtra of Immeasurable Life (Genkū Shōnin)

7. Explanation of the Contemplation Sūtra (Genkū Shōnin)

8. Supplementary Record of the Words of the Kurodani Shōnin (Ryōe)

9. The Japanese Language Record of the Kurodani Shōnin (Ryōe)

10. The Biography of Hōnen Shōnin (Daigo Manuscript)

11. The Illustrated Dharma Transmission of Hōnen Shōnin

12. The Kōfukuji Petition (Jōkei)

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17. Dharma Words at Yokawa
    [b] Dharma Words at Yokawa