What is Pure Land Buddhism?

Bright on Buddhism Episode 38 - What is Pure Land Buddhism? How does it differ from other schools of Buddhism? How do those differences play out in ritual and practice? Resources: Kevin Trainor: Buddhism: An Illustrated Guide; Donald Lopez: Norton Anthology of World Religions: Buddhism; Chan Master Sheng Yen: Orthodox Chinese Buddhism; The Bodhisattva Vow: A Practical Guide to Helping Others, page 1, Tharpa Publications (2nd. ed., 1995) ISBN 978-0-948006-50-0; Flanagan, Owen (2011-08-12). The Bodhisattva's Brain: Buddhism Naturalized. MIT Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-262-29723-3.; Williams, Paul, Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations, Routledge, 2008.; Robert E. Buswell Jr.; Donald S. Lopez Jr. (2013). The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism. Princeton University Press. pp. 708, 721–723, 827–828. ISBN 978-1-4008-4805-8.; Paul Williams, “Trust, Self-Abandonment, and Devotion: the cults of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas,” in Mahāyāna Buddhism, the Doctrinal Foundations (Routledge, 2008); Fujita, Kōtatsu. “Pure Land Buddhism in India.” In The Pure Land Tradition: History and Development. Translated by Taitetsu Unno. Edited by James Foard,  Michael Solomon, and Richard K. Payne. Berkeley: Regents of the University of California, 1996.; “Recollection of the Buddha,” in Chapter Seven of the Visuddhimagga: The Path of  Purification. Trans.  Bhikkhu Ñanamoli. (Kandy: Buddhist Publication Society, 2010); Harrison, Paul. “Buddhānusmṛti.” In Encyclopedia of Buddhism. Vol. 1. Edited by Robert E. Buswell Jr., (New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004), p. 93.; Gomez, Luis O. “Pure Lands,” In Encyclopedia of Buddhism. Vol. 2. Edited by Robert E. Buswell Jr., (New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004), pp. 703-706.; Nattier, Jan. “The Realm of Aksobhya: A Missing Piece in the History of Pure Land Buddhism.” Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies 23.1 (2000): 71-102.; Schopen, Gregory. “Sukhāvatī as a Generalized Religious Goal in Sanskrit Mahāyāna Sūtra Literature.” Indo-Iranian Journal 19 (1977): 177-210.; Gomez, Luis.  “Amitābha.” In Encyclopedia of Buddhism. Vol. 1. Edited by Robert E. Buswell Jr., (New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004), pp.  14-15.; Gomez, Luis, “Faith.” In Encyclopedia of Buddhism. Vol. 2. Edited by Robert E. Buswell Jr., (New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004), pp. 277-279.; Gomez, Luis O. Land of Bliss, "Chinese Versions,"  The Paradise of the Buddha of Measureless Light,  (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1996), pp. 125-222.; Nattier, Jan. “The Indian Roots of Pure Land Buddhism: Insights from the Oldest Chinese Versions of the Sukhâvatîvyûha,” Pacific World: Journal of the Institute of Buddhist Studies, Third Series, Number 5 (Fall 2003): 179-200. Do you have a question about Buddhism that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by finding us on email or social media! https://linktr.ee/brightonbuddhism Credits: Nick Bright: Script, Cover Art, Music, Voice of Hearer, Co-Host Proven Paradox: Editing, mixing and mastering, social media, Voice of Hermit, Co-Host