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Pure Land Buddhism

  • AmitābhaThe name Amitābha means Limitless Light, a compound of the Sanskrit words amita and ābhā. This figure emerged as a central focus in Gandharan Buddhism during…
  • Pure Land BuddhismIn 153 CE, an inscription in Gandhara bore the name of Amitabha Buddha, marking one of the earliest known references to this figure.
  • Jōdo-shūIn 1133, a boy named Hōnen was born into the Uruma family of Mimasaka Province. His father, Uruma no Tokikuni, held local ruling power until an assassination…
  • Other powerThe Mahāsāghika school of early Buddhism declared the Buddha's power to be immeasurable and irresistible. A surviving text called the Lokānuvartanā sūtra…