Is the Pure Land a Place?

Dharma Family Service on June 5, 2022. Here we talk about the significance of the Pure Land and what it can mean in our lives.

[@chapsalley]

Excellent lecture! Thank you.

[@JN-xb6pq]

Wonderful talk, thank you Sensei! Namo Amida Butsu🙏

[@roselavender2222]

This was insightful. I'm currently learning about the Pure Land, so your perspective has helped me.

[@Obeijin]

Nice talk ...

[@tirthankarbhattacharjee8205]

Thank you...this teaching was 🙏
Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏

[@thomasw3880]

"Yes". Yes only. Not "and a no".
It's a real place.

[@IgnacyWos]

Each and every Pure Land tradition traces it's root to the Indian schools of Madhyamaka and Yogaćara. According to one of the fundamental Yogaćara texts "Buddhabhūmyupadeśa" ("The Interpretation of Buddha Land") Pure Land is purified, enlightened stream of consciousness. Because everything is "mind only" the answer provided by this text is clear: it is a real physical place (Transformation body of the Buddha) and it is not (Enjoyment body of the Buddha) at the same time.