How Amitabha embraces even non-believers in his Name through two additional, supplementary vows to his Primal Vow
Exploring Master Shandao’s explanation of why the 18th Vow in Pure Land Buddhism is much more powerful than the 19th Vow
Unpacking the 18th, 19th, and 20th Vows of Amitabha Buddha in the Pure Land school’s schema of deliverance
Reliance on the Name determines rebirth
The causes that provide the doctrinal basis of the Pure..
Exploring rebirth in relation to Medicine Master Buddha
Distinctions between Bhaishajyaguru and Amitabha
A Shandao lineage exegesis
Amitabha’s assured deliverance
The crucial difference between the 18th and 19th Vows
