PURE LAND PHILOSOPHY HOW TO PRACTICE NEMBUTSU THE HISTORY OF PURE LAND BUDDHISM AMIDA IN AMERICA
In a far-off celestial place to the west, Amida Buddha has a Pure Land, a realm where there is no suffering. It is said to be unexcelled—unique and exquisite, everlasting and limitless. In this “Land of Perfect Bliss,” buddhas, bodhisattvas, and sages are all welcome. And so are we.According to Pure Land Buddhist teachings, anyone can be reborn in this Pure Land if they contemplate and entrust in the infinite wisdom and compassion of the primordial buddha Amida. For those reborn in the Pure Land, enlightenment is attained. In fact, birth in Amida’s Pure Land is itself nirvana.
The term “Pure Land Buddhism” can refer to the Pure Land teachings and practices that are widely taught in the
