Pure Land Buddhism

Question 1

Pure Land

Answer 1

The perfect land where a person is reborn into, people can focus on achieving nirvana in this perfect world.

Question 2

Infinite Life Sutra

Answer 2

Important Pure Land sacred text.

Question 3

Dharmakara

Answer 3

King turned monk who vowed to achieve enlightenment and create his own Buddha-Land to help others achieve Nirvana.

Question 4

48 Vows of Dharmakara

Answer 4

48 vows regarding himself and his own Buddha-land which he wished to establish, most important are 18 and 19, where Dharmakara says those that chant his name and trust in his power should be reborn into his land.

Question 5

Amitayus

Answer 5

New name of Dharmakara, meaning Infinite Life.

Question 6

Amida

Answer 6

Infinite Light

Question 7

Nembutsu

Answer 7

Practice of focusing and having faith in Amida, they chant the name Amiga in a mindful way asking that they and all beings will reborn in the pure land.

Question 8

NamuAmidaButsu

Answer 8

I take refuge in Amida Buddha.

Question 9

Honen

Answer 9

Leading developer of Pure Land Buddhism.