The historical Buddha, Shakyamuni (565-486BC) taught that by freeing oneself from the suffering of life created by one's own blind passions and illusions, one could attain Enlightenment, perfect peace.
The Path to Enlightenment of the attainment of True and Real Life as expounded in the Jodo Shinshu (True Pure Land) sect of Buddhism is based on Shinran Shonin's (1173-1263 AD) religious experience as the Way of Nembutsu.
The Nembutsu Path therefore, is to become aware of the ignorant self and to rely upon the Infinite Wisdom and Compassion of Amida Buddha, which is expressed in sincere gratitude through the recitation of the Nembutsu, Namo Amida Butsu.