Pure Land Buddhism

Pure Land Buddhism (simplified Chinese:净土宗; traditional Chinese:淨土宗; pinyin:Jìngtǔzōng; Japanese:浄土仏教, Jōdo bukkyō; Korean: 정토종, jeongtojong; Vietnamese: Tịnh Độ Tông), also referred to as Amidism in English, is a broad branch of Mahāyāna Buddhism and one of the most widely practiced traditions of Buddhism in East Asia. Pure Land is a tradition of Buddhist teachings that are focused on Amitābha Buddha. The three primary texts of the tradition, known as the "Three Pure Land Sutras", are the Infinite Life Sutra, the Amitabha Sutra and the Amitayurdhyana Sutra.