Why Might Pure Land Buddhism Have Appealed to Ordinary People

question 41

Multiple Choice

Why might Pure Land Buddhism have appealed to ordinary people?

• A) It taught that simple faith in Buddha was enough for salvation.
• B) It urged a social reordering to improve the conditions of the peasantry.
• C) It incorporated many aspects of native Japanese religion.
• D) It rejected all Chinese and Indian influences.

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