In Infinite Life Sutra, 無量壽經 or Larger Pure Land Sutra, Sakyamuni Buddha spoke of how the Bodhisattva Dharmakara, after witnessing the suffering of sentient beings, spent five eons studying all the Buddha lands.
Dharmakara then made forty-eight vows, the fulfillment of which would create the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. He declared that he would [...]
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