After the extinction of Amitabha Buddha, the Bodhisattva Kuan-yin will assume his state of Buddhahood. Following Kuan-yin's extinction, the Bodhisattva Mahasthama will assume the state of Buddhahood in turn. In this way the three Lords of the Pure Land will succeed one another in perpetuity.
阿彌陀佛寂滅後，觀音菩薩便將繼承佛位；等觀音菩薩寂滅後，再由大勢至菩薩接替，也就是「淨土三尊」脈脈相承。