Lineage – Pure Land Buddhism Initiative

Pure Land Buddhism: Chronology of Lineage Patriarchs, Works, Key Distinctions and Impacts

Patriarch	Period	Nation	Signature Works on Pure Land	Key Distinctions	Impacts
Nagajuna	2^nd-3^rd Century	India	Chapter on the Easy Path	Difficult and easy path	Pioneer of the Pure Land School
Vasubandhu	4^th-5^th Century	India	Treatise on Rebirth in the Pure Land	Exclusive five recitations of Amitabha	Treatise regarded as primary text
Tanluan	476-542	China	Commentary on the Treatise on Rebirth in the Pure Land	Self-power and Other-power	Defined the school’s attributes
Daochuo	562-645	China	Collection on the Land of Peace and Joy	Distinction of the Path of Sages and the Path of Pure Land	Distinguished the school’s path
Shandao	613-681	China	Commentary on the Contemplation Sutra	Distinction of the Path of Importance and the Path of Great Vows	Paramount Patriarch of the Pure Land School