Honen preached how excellent Tariki Hongwan (salvation through the benevolence of Buddha) (promotion of original vow by Amida Nyorai (Amitabha Tathagata)) is in Mappo (age of the Final Dharma), and encouraged all living things to invocation of the Buddha's name.
法然は、末法の世において他力本願（阿弥陀如来による本願の働き）がいかに優れているかを説き、衆生に称名念仏を勧めた。