When one has faith (shinjin), one is
convinced that Amida Buddha and His Pure Land exists, and that the Promise He
made in His Primal Vow is true, so he simply entrusts to this Buddha and wishes
to go to His Pure Land (Buddha-field of Amida) after death. Saying Namo Amida
Bu often or seldom means exactly this – “I entrust to Amida Buddha/I take
refuge in Amida Buddha and I wish to go to His Pure Land”. It also means,
“Thank you Amida Buddha for saving me and taking me to your Pure Land
at the end of this physical body”.
Namo Amida Butsu
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