Quick Facts
Adding us as a Preferred Source tells Google you trust our content, so our articles show up more often in your Google Search, Discover feed, and AI Overviews.
verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies.
Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Daochuo
Chinese Buddhist monk
Also known as: Tao-ch’o
Daochuo (born 562—died 645) was a Chinese Buddhist monk and advocate of the Pure Land doctrine. His predecessor Tanluan had preached that invocation of the name Amitabha (the celestial Buddha of Infinite Light) would allow even evil persons to gain access to the Western Paradise (Sukhavati). Daochuo argued that in this degenerate age people must take the “easy path” to salvation of complete trust in Amitabha, for they no longer possessed the capacity to follow the more difficult path of the saints.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Discover the fascinating events that shaped the world, straight from our editors.
By clicking “Sign Up”, you consent to the Britannica
Privacy Policy
and
Terms of Use.