Hi,
1. With regards to of the light & life-span of beings in the
Pure Land:
From the 48 Vows of Dharmakara Bodhisattva in the Larger Infinite
Sutra:
If, when I attain Buddhahood, my life not be infinite and not
span even a hundred thousand nayutas of kotis of kalpas, may I not
attain the supreme enlightenment.
The Buddha said to Ananda, "the Majestic radiance of the Buddha
of immeasurable life is exalted and supreme; the radiance of other
Buddhas cannot compare with it... For this reason, the Buddha of
immeasurable life is called Buddha of immeasurable light, Buddha of
boundless light, Buddha of unhindered light, Buddha of incomparable
light, Buddha of light that is lord of blazing light, Buddha of the
light of purity, Buddha of the light of joy, Buddha of the light of
wisdom, Buddha of uninterrupted light, Buddha of inconceivable
light, Buddha of inexpressible light, and Buddha of light
surpassing sun and moon.
"Sentient beings who encounter this light have the three
defilements swept away, and they become soft and gentle in body and
mind. They dance with joy, and the good mind arises in them. When
those suffering the pain and travail in the three evil courses see
this light, they all find respite and are freed of afflictions.
After their lives have ended, they all gain emancipation. The light
of the Buddha of immeasurable life is resplendent and brilliantly
illuminates the lands of the Buddhas throughout the ten quarters;
nowhere is it not heard of. It is not I alone who praise this light
now; all Buddhas, sravakas, pratyekabuddhas, and bodhisattvas
together praise it just as I do. When sentient beings hear of this
light's majestic virtues and praise it day and night with wholeness
of heart and without interruption, they will attain birth in that
land in accord with their hearts' aspirations, and all the
bodhisattvas and sravakas will extol and praise their virtues. Upon
attaining the enlightenment of Buddhahood later, their light will
be praised by all the Buddhas and bodhisattvas throughout the ten
quarters just as I now praise that Buddha's light."
The Buddha said, "Even if I were to expound the magnificence,
splendor, and wondrousness, of the light of the Buddha of
immeasurable life day and night for a kalpa, still I could not
exhaust it."
2. Beings in the Pure Land have the "freedom" to travel
everywhere without having to leave the Pure Land. Means, they can
also "incarnate" in our Saha world without having to leave the Pure
Land, just like the great bodhisattvas can do so.
[quote]When I attain Buddhahood, the bodhisattvas of other
Buddha-lands who come and are born in my land will ultimately and
unfailingly attain [the rank of] "succession to Buddhahood after
one lifetime" - except for those who, in accordance with their own
original vows freely to guide others to enlightenment, don the
armor of universal vows for the sake of sentient beings, accumulate
roots of virtue, emancipate all beings, travel to Buddha-lands to
perform bodhisattva practices, make offerings to all the Buddhas
and Tathagatas throughout the ten quarters, awaken sentient beings
countless as the sands of the Ganges, and bring them to abide
firmly in the unexcelled, right, true way. Such bodhisattvas
surpass ordinary ones, manifest the practices of all the
bodhisattva stages, and discipline themselves in the virtue of
Samantabhadra. Should it not be so, may I not attain the supreme
enlightenment. (Vow 22)
Gassho
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