Lokeśvararāja Explained

, was the 54th Buddha in the history of existence, according to the Larger Sutra of Immeasurable Life, long before Shakyamuni Buddha came and established what we know as Buddhism.^[1] He is known for teaching the Dharma to King Dharmakara, who was so impressed that he became a monk, and later achieved Enlightenment himself as Amitabha Buddha.

Bibliography

• Inagaki Hisao, trans., Stewart, Harold (2003). The Three Pure Land Sutras, 2nd ed., Berkeley, Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . www.bdkamerica.org . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150521183524/http://www.bdkamerica.org/digital/dBET_ThreePureLandSutras_2003.pdf . 21 May 2015 . dead.