In the book "Tannisho" is written that 'if even good people can be born in the Pure Land, how much more so the evil people', and this has also something to do with the concept of "Tariki Hongan," which was mentioned above. The meaning of this is that people (sentient beings) are too ignorant to do something good that leads to the Pure Land.
『歎異抄』に「善人なおもて往生をとぐ、いわんや悪人をや（善人が極楽往生できるのなら、悪人ができないはずが無い）」と有るのは、上記「他力本願」とも関係する思想であるが、その意味は、＜人（凡夫）は自力で善（往生の手段となる行為）を成しとげることは不可能である。