48 Vows of Amitabha Buddha According to Infinite Life Sutra, or Larger Pure Land Sutra (無量壽經), Sakyamuni Buddha expounded the practice of Bodhisattva Dharmakara in the journey of attaining Buddhahood. Bodhisattva Dharmakara, having witnessed the suffering of sentient beings, spent five eons studying all the Buddha lands. He made forty-eight […]
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Tendai Buddhism and the Practice of Amitabha Buddha By Tendai UK AMIDA BUTSU 阿弥陀仏 (AMITABHA BUDDHA) Originally, Amida was a Bodhisattva monk called Dharmakāra (Hōzō 法蔵). He was a king who, like Shakyamuni, gave up his thrown to become a monk. After eons of practice, he became Dharmakāra Bodhisattva, […]
