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AMITABHA BUDDHA P'usa and surrounded by the assembly of Divinities. Constant practise will eventual y 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 CH'ING TU, 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 cal ed 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 cal ed 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 intel igent 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 equal y present in all of them. Ch'ing Tu thus became the most acceptable form of Buddhism ¡ûBACK¡û |INDEX| ¡úNEXT¡ú |