Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha of our Age, left us with his insights into reality and a path on how we too can achieve these insights.  His basic teaching was that there is a lot of suffering in the world.  Much of this suffering is brought about by our excessive and obsessive desires and the excessive and obsessive desires of others.  In order to free us from these desires, the Buddha taught a method of living that would lead us to enlightenment which breaks the bonds of the deluded desires that cause us so much suffering. Unfortunately, the method he left us for attaining enlightenment took many life times to accomplish.  Thus, later, in the history of Mahayana Buddhism, many methods were developed that help speed up the enlightenment process.  Zen developed a greater focus on sitting meditation, Shingon developed its methods of mudras, mantras and meditations and Amida Buddha, founder of the Pureland tradition, created both a method and a place to help folks attain enlightenment and this is called Pureland Buddhism.

In short, we Pureland Buddists believe in an other worldly place called the Pure Land, but we also believe that it is important to create a Pure Land here on Earth.

Pureland Canada is a group of like minded individuals who gather together to study Buddhism, to teach Buddhism, to advance along the path of enlightenment and assist their communities.  Pureland Canada is the Canadian branch of the Hongaku Jodo Buddhist Association headquartered out of the USA.  Our Dharma Transmission is by way of the Tendai lineage, however, we practice Pureland Buddhism

Pure Land Canada is the Canadian branch of the:  Hongaku Jodo Buddhist Association. 

The goal of Pureland Canada is to reach out and assist people who are suffering.  This is the primary goal of every TRUE Buddhist. .  For Pureland Canada, helping involves first and foremost, to set up Pureland Buddhist Centres or Sanghas across our great Country.  To train and ordain Buddhist clergy to facilitate, organize and run these centres.  To invite the public to take courses at our centres