
The method of self-exertion or "self-power"—without reliance on an external force or being—stands in contrast to another major form of Buddhism, <answer>Pure Land</answer>, which is characterized by utmost trust in the salvific "other-power" of Amitabha Buddha. <answer>Pure Land</answer> Buddhism is a very widespread and perhaps the most faith-orientated manifestation of Buddhism and centres upon the conviction that faith in Amitabha Buddha and the chanting of homage to his name liberates one at death into the Blissful (安樂), <answer>Pure Land</answer> (淨土) of Amitabha Buddha. This Buddhic realm is variously construed as a foretaste of Nirvana, or as essentially Nirvana itself. The great vow of Amitabha Buddha to rescue all beings from samsaric suffering is viewed within <answer>Pure Land</answer> Buddhism as universally efficacious, if only one has faith in the power of that vow or chants his name.
What is characterized by the deep truts in the "other-power" of Amitabha Buddha
Pure Land