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Group practice, whether in a ritual setting or in retreat, is a common part of modern Pure Land Buddhism. [220] One important form of ritual in Pure Land Buddhism are death rituals. Death is often assigned a special importance in Pure Land Buddhism. This is because the time of death is seen as a key moment were one could either focus the mind ...
It is one of the most important scriptures in Pure Land Buddhism alongside the three Pure Land sutras. [3] [4] The Discourse on the Pure Land is also the basis for an influential commentary by the Pure Land patriarch Tanluan, the Jingtu lun zhu (浄土論註; T. 1819). [5]
Japanese copy of the Pure Land Taima Mandala, which depicts Sukhavati, the most popular Pure Land destination in East Asian Buddhism, hanging scroll from 1750. Pure Land is a Mahayana Buddhist concept referring to a transcendent realm emanated by a buddha or bodhisattva which has been purified by their activity and sustaining power .
Sukhavati is also called the Land of Bliss or Western Pure Land and is the most well-known of the Mahayana Buddhist pure lands due to the popularity of Pure Land Buddhism in East Asia. Sukhavati is also an important postmortem goal for Tibetan Buddhists , and is a common buddhafield used in the practice of phowa ("transference of consciousness ...
The Ōjōyōshū (往生要集, The Essentials of Rebirth in the Pure Land) was an influential medieval Buddhist text composed in 985 by the Japanese Buddhist monk Genshin. The text is a comprehensive analysis of Buddhist practices related to rebirth in the Pure Land of Amida Buddha, drawing upon earlier Buddhist texts from China, and sutras ...
Jōdo Shinshū (浄土真宗, "The True Essence of the Pure Land Teaching" [1]), also known as Shin Buddhism or True Pure Land Buddhism, is a school of Pure Land Buddhism founded by the former Tendai Japanese monk Shinran. Shin Buddhism is the most widely practiced branch of Buddhism in Japan. [2]
Mao Ziyuan (Chinese: 茅子元, c. 1096–1166) also known by his Dharma name Cizhao (慈照) was a Chinese Buddhist monk who founded a popular Pure Land Buddhist community known as the White Lotus School (bailian-zong 白蓮宗, also known as 白蓮菜 White Lotus Vegetarians) during the Song dynasty. [1]
The Way of Rebirth in the Pure Land (wǎngshēng jìngtǔ, 往生淨土) the chanting of Amitābha Buddha's name , as a means to attain rebirth in the Pure Land. This path is the “path of easy practice” (yìxíng dào 易行道) which relies on the Buddha's “ other-power ” (tālì 他力).