Amida Buddha and the Ideal of Universal Salvation
By Alfred Bloom
3 pagesEverything has the potential to support and realize spiritual life.
Amida Buddha’s vows form the foundation of the Pure Land tradition’s vision of universal salvation. While emphasizing that these vows create the Pure Land as an ideal realm for awakening, Bloom underscores that Amida, as dharmakaya, represents the buddha-nature inherent in all things—making awakening possible anywhere.