section 60. The object with which we put our trust in the Power of Amida's Saving Vow is that we may be turned from darkness to light, and receive the fruits of Saving Knowledge (bukkwa). It is our only chance.

Nishi ye yuku
Michi yori hoka wa
Ima no yo ni
Ukiyo wo idzuru
Kado ya nakaran.

"In this poor life at last,
I see no other gate, by which to flee
From sin and pain that wreathe this Transient-World,
But that which leads West to the Paradise
Of Amitabha.