Introduction to Pure Land Practice

The three essentials of Faith, Vow, and Practice must follow and accord with one another much like a shadow is to a body or a leg to a three-legged table as all three are equally important.

Amituofo and Pure Land Buddhism

Pure Land Buddhism is centred around the Buddha Amitabha (“Infinite-Light”), also known as the Buddha Amitayus (“Infinite-Life”), whose double name is shortened to “Amituo” in Chinese, “Amida” in Japanese and “Adida” in Korean and Vietnamese. Pure Land Buddhism is among the most influential forms of Mahayana Buddhism is described as the Path of Serene Trust, or faith. The object of Pure Land Buddhism is rebirth into the Land of Bliss.

Introduction to Pure Land Buddhism

Introduction to
Pure Land Buddhism
by Dr. J.C. Cleary
Buddhism has evolved many, many forms during its long history. Codes of conduct, guidelines for communal life, rituals, meditative practices, modes of teaching, images, fables and philosophies have varied greatly over time and place. According to the fundamental Buddhist principle of skill-in-means, this multiformity [...]

Introduction to Amitabha Buddha

In the sacred Buddhist texts of China, the Sutra of Buddha of Infinite Life relates Amitabha Buddha Amitabha Buddha.

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