Primal Vow

In Chinese and Japanese Pure Land Buddhism, the Primal Vow or Fundamental Vow (本願, hongan) is the 18th vow that is part of a series of 48 vows that Amitābha made in the Infinite Life Sutra. The Temple of the Primal Vow, Hongan-ji, is located in Kyoto, Japan.

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