Other Power　他力 The power of the Buddha’s wisdom-compassion bringing all beings to enlightenment through the Primal Vow. “Other Power” is a Pure Land Buddhist term first used by T’an-luan to describe the Primal Vow of Amida. We are brought to birth in the Pure Land through the myriad practices performed by Dharmākara Bodhisattva rather than through our own endeavor in study, discipline, and religious practice. Other Power, then, distinguishes Pure Land Buddhism from all other forms of Buddhism, which are based on self-power.