Original Vow (Original Vow)

(Language: English)

Short Description: A term referring to the Vows of Amida, which indicate that he worked for aeons and aeons in the past

Long Description: A term referring to the Vows of Amida, which indicate that he worked for aeons and aeons in the past. “Original” is also translated as “Primal,” or “Primordial” to suggest an event in the timeless past of eternity.

Sources: Living in Amida’s Universal Vow: Essays in Shin Buddhism, by Alfred Bloom