The aim of Pure Land teaching is rebirth in Amitabha Buddha’s Land of Bliss, and the method to attain rebirth is recitation of Amitabha’s Name, as said by Shakyamuni Buddha. Is it the teaching of Shakyamuni or Amitabha, or both? What are the similarities and differences between the two teachings in Pure Land Buddhism? Lots of doubts and confusion? Better clarify it because it involves the Buddha’s original intent of appearing in the world to deliver us for attaining perfect Enlightenment and ultimate liberation.
All Are Reborn as Buddha-like Living Beings in the Land of Bliss
The nature of rebirth in the Pure Land
How Many Kinds of Living Beings Are There in the Land of Bliss?
The presence of diverse beings in the Pure Land
Rejoicing in Faith Comes from Amitabha’s Name
Why faith in rebirth in the Pure Land is drawn from the Name
Joyful Entrusting to Amitabha’s Deliverance
Reliance on the Name determines rebirth
Main Causes and Main Practices in the Pure Land Teaching
The causes that provide the doctrinal basis of the Pure..
The Unbroken Lineage of the Pure Land Teaching
Strictly following in the footsteps of the Pure Land…
Differences Between the Sui-Tang and Song-Ming Pure Land Teachings
Dynastic divergences in Pure Land Buddhism
The Loss of Pure Land Scriptures in the Late Tang Dharma-Persecution
How a fateful persecution decimated Pure Land…
The Critical Importance of Following a School’s Lineage
Following a coherent, systematic, and complete…
The Pure Land Lineage from Shakyamuni Buddha to Master Shandao
The meaning of institutional transmission
Pure Land Teaching and the Pure Land School
The relationship between tradition and transmission