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Pure Land Buddhism or Pure Land School (Chinese: 淨土宗; pinyin: Jìngtǔzōng; Japanese: 浄土仏教, romanized: Jōdo bukkyō; Korean: 정토종; RR: Jeongto-jong; Vietnamese: Tịnh độ tông; also known as Amidism) is a broad branch of Mahayana Buddhism focused on achieving rebirth in a Pure Land.
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Pure Land is the concept of a celestial realm of a buddha or...
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Jōdo Shinshū (浄土真宗, "The True Essence of the Pure Land...
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Pure Land Buddhism, devotional cult of the Buddha Amitabha —“Buddha of Infinite Light,” known in China as Emituofo and in Japan as Amida. It is one of the most popular forms of Mahayana Buddhism in eastern Asia.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 3, 2018 · Pure Land Buddhism focuses on the veneration of Amitābha Buddha, a celestial buddha representing pure perception and a deep awareness of emptiness--a belief which shows the connection of Pure Land to traditional Mahayana Buddhism.
Pure Land is a tradition of Buddhist teachings that are focused on the Buddha Amitābha. The three primary texts of the tradition, known as the "Three Pure Land Sutras", are the Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra ( Infinite Life Sutra ), Amitayurdhyana Sutra ( Contemplation Sutra) and the Shorter Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra ( Amitabha Sutra ).
The concept of a “pure land” in Mahayana Buddhism, and notably in schools that developed in East Asia, refers to a spiritual domain or “field” generated by a buddha in which the path to enlightenment is much easier than elsewhere—even effortless. In fact, being in the buddha’s presence is sufficient to achieve liberation.
