It took in Jodo-shinko (the Pure Land faith) to Amida Nyorai (Amitabha Tathagata) later, putting Amidabutsu-zo (a statue of Amitabha) on the alter of Hondo (main sanctuary), and treated the breath practitioners to be Pure Land for the descent of Amida where the rise of lives lie. のちに阿弥陀如来への浄土信仰も取り込まれ、本堂の壇上には阿弥陀仏の像を安置した、行者の呼吸の吸吐を阿弥陀の来迎浄土と感じ取り、そこに生死の根源を究めるとする。 |