delivered by Shakyamuni Buddha

Having reached the end of the Single Path, they have gone to the Other Shore. Having cut the net of doubt, wisdom arises in their minds. Within the Buddha Dharma there is nothing that they do not comprehend.

That Buddha-land, like the realm of unconditioned Nirvana, is pure and serene, resplendent and blissful. All beings there are fully endowed with transcendent wisdom and free in their exercise of majestic power; they could hold the entire world in their hands.

They are all of one form, without any differences. They are of noble and majestic countenance, unequaled in all the worlds, and their appearance is superb, unmatched by any being, heavenly or human. They are all endowed with bodies of Naturalness, Emptiness, and Infinity and have all the color of pure gold. Until they attain Buddhahood, their six sense-organs will remain sharp and clear, and they will not suffer from any pain or disease.

Sentient beings who are born in that Buddha-land all reside among those assured of Nirvana. The reason is that in that land there are neither beings who are destined to adverse conditions nor those whose destinies are uncertain.

All beings in Pure Land possess the supernatural power of travelling anywhere in one instant, even beyond a hundred thousand kotis of nayutas of Buddha-lands.

All beings in Pure Land possess the faculty of knowing the thoughts of others, inclusive all beings of the universe.

All beings in Amitabha's land remember every event of all their previous lives. Those who read the sutras and rejoice to hear about Amitabha's land are ancient divine beings. You were both female, male; you were born as one of every human race ever existed; and you were every animal species ever existed - on earth, and in all worlds throughout the entire universe.