It is among the basic scriptures of Japanese Jodo sect and is called 'the Jodo Sanbu-kyo,' along with "Kammuryoju-kyo (Meditation Sutra)," translated by Ryuso Kyoryoyasha, and "Amida-kyo Bussetsu Amida Sutra," translated by Kumaraju.
浄土教日本の根本聖典の一つで、『観無量寿経』（畺良耶舎訳）、『阿弥陀経仏説阿弥陀経』（鳩摩羅什訳）とともに「浄土三部経」と総称される。