Buddhism puts salvation or Nibbana completely within the control of man. It does not,
however, come to him as a gift from outside himself; it has to be won. There is no one who
seeks him out and cures his alienation from ultimate values. In other words, Buddhism has no
place for a Saviour who takes upon himself the sins of others and obtains for them redemption
therefrom. The nearest approach in Buddhism to the concept of a Saviour is the cult in
Mahayana of the Buddha Amida or Amitabha, who presides over a Paradise called Sukhavati,
the Land of Bliss. Amitabha during his career as Bodhisattva (Buddha Aspirant) accumulated
an inexhaustible store of good deeds, which he is prepared to share with all those who call on
him for help.