same as Maitreya　弥勒に同じ The enlightenment of the person of shinjin has already become necessary and inevitable, having been settled by the working of Amida. This is comparable to the status of Maitreya Bodhisattva, who now resides in Tuṣita heaven awaiting his appearance in this world as the Buddha who will succeed Śākyamuni. Both the person of shinjin and Maitreya are just one step from Buddhahood; in this sense, they are the same.