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Honen Shonin, who lived in Japan in the twelfth century, saw that thecomplexity of traditional Buddhist practices made them inaccessible topeople outside the monastic elite. Drawing on the Chinese Pure Landtradition, he re-imagined Pure Land practice for Japan and ushered in a newand dynamic lineage that continues in the present day. In our degenerateage, says Honen, we cannot hope to reach enlightenment via the practicesemployed by the Buddhist masters of old. For us there is only one avenue toliberation--rebirth in the Pure Land of Amida, from whence our progressis irreversible and our ultimate release assured. The Pure Land is aheavenly destination made manifest through the pure vow of Amida to saveall beings, and we secure passage to this land in our next life throughpure faith in Amida at the very moment of death. And the practice offaith in Amida is performed through Nembutsu, the continual recitationof the mantra Namo Amida Butsu, which bonds us to Amida and brings usinto his care.

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