The Lotus Assembly represents the gathering of Buddha Amitabha， the Bodhisattvas， the sages and saints and all other superior beings in the Land of Ultimate Bliss. This Assembly is "Ocean-Wide" as the participants are infinite in number -spreading as far and wide as the multitude of oceans in the Dharma Realm （the cosmos）. The term Ocean-Wide Assembly is generally associated with the Avatamasaka Sutra， a text particularly prized by the Pure Land and Zen schools alike.