Pure Land Buddhism: Chronology of Lineage Patriarchs, Works, Key Thoughts and Impacts
| Patriarch | Period | Nation | Works | Key Thoughts | Impacts |
| Nagajuna | 2nd-3rd Century | India | Chapter on the Easy Path | Difficult way and easy path | Harbinger of the Pure Land School |
| Vasubandhu | 4th-5th Century | India | Treatise on Rebirth in the Pure Land | Exclusive five recitations of Amitabha | Primary texts |
| Tanluan | 476-542 | China | Commentary on the Treatise on Rebirth in the Pure Land | Self-power and Other-power | Initiated 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 | Affirmed 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 | Established the Pure Land School |
Contemporary Teachers
- Master Huijing
- Master Jingzong