P’usa and surrounded by the assembly of Divinities. Constant
practise will eventually lead one to arrive at a stage of perfect
concentration so that the Buddha is in his mouth as he recites
His name, in his ears as he listens to the recitation, and in his
mind as he visualises Him.ure and uddhism
Pure Land Buddhism known as the Lotus School of Buddhism
or C’ T, is, in short, the Buddhism of Faith and Devotion
meant for those lacking in wisdom to comprehend the profound
teachings of the Buddha Sakyamuni, and therefore having to re-
sort to the use of Faith in the saving power of Amitabha Buddha.
It is therefore called the ‘easy path’ since the way to attain re-
birth in the Pure Land is by way of a simple faith and a simple
invocation. e Pure Land is also called the Western Paradise
since it is located in the far distant Western Quarters of the
Universe. It should be treated as a stepping stone to Nirvana and
therefore beings who take rebirth there are not to be considered
as enlightened beings.
Pure Land Buddhism is Mahayana Buddhism as it teaches the
universality of salvation. Its particular duty is to give help to
common beings so that Enlightenment is not less accessible to
them even though they are not intelligent enough to understand
the Dharma. e Buddha’s compassion is infinite and he exists
to save all beings in the universe whether they are wise or stu-
pid because the Buddha-nature is equally present in all of them.
Ch’ing Tu thus became the most acceptable form of Buddhism