Western Pure Land’s Connections

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Serves

• Amituofo

  Amituofo presides over the Western Pure Land from his lotus throne, radiating infinite light across all realms, receiving the souls of the faithful into his paradise and teaching them the dharma until they attain final enlightenment.

Created by

• Amituofo

  As the monk Dharmākara, Amituofo pronounced forty-eight vows before Lokeśvararāja Buddha, pledging to create a land free of all suffering — and upon achieving Buddhahood, brought forth the Western Pure Land, a paradise of jeweled trees, lotus ponds, and celestial music where all who call his name with sincerity are reborn.

Equivalent to

• Jodo(Japanese),Sukhavati(Buddhist)

  Sukhavati, the Chinese Western Pure Land, and the Japanese Jōdo are the same paradise of Amitabha transmitted from Indian Mahayana Buddhism through China and into Japan, where devotees seek rebirth through faith and recitation of the buddha's name.