"And again, O Ananda, in the ten quarters...in all the Buddha countries equal to the sands of the River Ganga, the blessed Buddhas equal in number to the sand of the Ganga glorify the Name of the blessed Amitabha; they preach his Fame, they proclaim his Glory, they extol his Virtue. And why? Because all beings who hear the Name of the blessed Amitabha, and having heard it, raise their thought with joyful longing, even for once only, will not turn away again from the Highest Perfect Knowledge of Enlightenment..."

...Sutra Of The Embellishment of the Pure Land

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