Praising Rebirth in the Pure Land
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Praising Rebirth in the Pure Land
往生礼讃 (Chin Wang-sheng-li-tsan; Jpn Ojo-raisan )
Also known as The Verses Praising Rebirth in the Pure Land. A work by Shan-tao (613-681), the third patriarch of the Chinese Pure Land school, which describes the way of practice for attaining rebirth in the Pure Land of Amida Buddha. In it, Shan-tao formulates a method of reciting verses of praise, including those by Nagarjuna and Vasubandhu, six times a day in worship of Amida Buddha.