Core tenet of Pure Land
Calling the Name is enough.
Amitabha vowed to receive all who call; the nembutsu takes his word for it.
Understanding it — context, not catechism: how this passage is held
Pure Land is Buddhism's answer for people who cannot practice: in an age of decline, with human capacity diminished, self-powered effort (jiriki) is held to be insufficient, and salvation comes through other-power (tariki) — Amida Buddha's vow to bring anyone who calls on him to his Pure Land. Shinran pushed this furthest, arguing that even the calling is Amida's doing rather than the practitioner's achievement, which is a structure Western observers persistently compare to Lutheran grace.
The same ground, other faiths
claims that share this one's ideas
The Namokar mantra.
Jainism · rite
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The Psalms.
Christianity · scripture
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Khushu.
Islam · the interior
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Remember the Name.
Sikhism
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The obligatory prayer.
The Bahá'í Faith · rite
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Serve with fervor.
Hasidism
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