Buddha’s benevolence　仏恩 This term is composed of two words, butsu (Buddha) and on. The Chinese word on corresponds to the Sanskrit kṛta, meaning “benevolence” or “act of kindness”. As a Buddhist term, however, on was used to translate kṛtajñā, which denotes the gratitude that comes upon the realization of what has been done for one, and in button refers specifically to the deep feeling of thankfulness for Amida’s Primal Vow, which has been established through countless aeons of time for one’s own sake. However enormous man’s blindness, ignorance and self-centeredness, even greater is the power of the Primal Vow, which will transform them into their very opposites. When we realize this, we experience it as the benevolence of the Tathagata; this feeling is called Buddha’s on.