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The Triple Jewels THE BUDDHA JEWEL “Buddha” is a sanskrit word which means ‘Awareness and Understanding’. When we take refuge in the Buddha, we vow to return from blind faith and delusion and rely upon Understanding and Awareness as a way of life. We are not relying upon the statues or Buddha-images, but rather the spirit of Understanding and Awareness they represent. As students of the Pure Land Teachings, we learn to rely upon Amitabha Buddha’s lessons on wisdom and compassion. ‘Amitabha’ stands for Infinite Light and Infinite Life. When we follow his teachings, we will attain w