Vows for Rebirth in the Western Pure Land (西方願文)

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Ming · by 袾宏著並釋

2,593 · about 9 min

The "Vows for Rebirth in the Western Pure Land" composed by the eminent Ming Dynasty monk Master Lianchi, Zhuhong, is an essential text of the Pure Land school. This work was completed during the late Ming Buddhist revival period, aiming to guide beings toward the Pure Land. The entire text condenses the core of Amitābha faith, using the form of making vows to elucidate the essential practices for rebirth in the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss, encompassing key aspects of cultivation such as repentance, generating the bodhi mind, and dedication of merit. Its commentary clearly reveals profound teachings in plain language and is honored as a guide for Pure Land practice. As one of the most widely circulated vow texts in Chinese Buddhism, it remains a required daily liturgy for the Pure Land school to this day, exerting a profound influence on East Asian Buddhism.