[Buddha-l] Buddhist salvation

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What about Amitabha and Maitreya? do they qualify as salvific?
Actually, aren't most of the deities in Mahayana Buddhism salvific
one way or the other, in the sense that devotion to them, observing 
the practices associated with them, ensures either eventual enlightenment 
or transition to the pure land?
Joanna
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> There are three Gods/Bodhisattva that certainly qualify as "salvific" 
> beings - and these are by no means limited to Pure Land Buddhism:
> 
> Avalokitesvara (Kwan Yin in Chinese, Kannon or Kanzeon in Jp., Kwan Seum 
> Bosal in Korean)
> Tara (primarily Tibetan - I think?)
> Candi (Cundi in Chinese, Juntei in Jp., Junje Bosal in Korean)
> 
> Some other Gods/Bodhisattvas also seem to fall into the "salvific" 
> category, especially Kshitigharba (Jijang Bosal in Korean - don't know 
> about Chinese and Jp.) who is basically a psychopomp (ie, leads dead 
> people on their journey to wherever it is they go).
> 
> - Curt