Welcome to the group for the World-Wide Jodo Shinshu Community and those interested in learning more about Jodo Shinshu and Buddhism in general.
An inspirational quote from a friend:
"Simply stated, working for others is a practice for Shin followers to do in
everyday living while expressing gratitude to the boundless compassion and
the infinite wisdom of Amida Buddha. There is no question about that!"
....from a conversation with my friend Rev. Haseo from Yokohama, Japan. (Rev. Jishin Johnson-Van Parijs, Myokoin Temple, Anchorage, Alaska)
New gathas: While there are many ways of describing the same thing, I simply chant the nembutsu. I don't get caught up with the finger that is pointing, when
I base these teachings upon the Three Pure Land Sutras and the Lotus Sutra. Further I accept Shinran's [founder of jodo-shinshu in the 13th century Japan]
When Metaphors die At the 14th Biennial COnference of the International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies (June 12-14, 2009 Ryukoku University, Kyoto,