Hi, my name is Stephen. Born and raised as Jodo Shinshu in Canada, I was introduced to BCA religious texts on Shin Buddhism as a young teenager. Currently, I...
to stephen, i don't know if you realize that there is a difference in belief between shin and chinese pure land. i was involved with chinese pure land buddhism...
Yes, I agree there is a difference between Chinese Pure Land and Jodo Shinshu. For Chinese Pure Land inspires me to put more effort into Buddha Recitation,...
... Dear Mr. Kawamoto, In Jodo Shinshu, effort is not required and is in fact eschewed. Effort requires calculation, and calculation presumes upon the vow of...
Dear Stephen, I am interested in all forms of Pure Land practice. You mention that Chinese Pure Land inspires you to put more effort into nembutsu, uttering...
Dear Stephen, One of my problems with traditional Pure Land Buddhism -- indeed with any traditional Buddhism -- is the understanding of karma that says that...
Why dont we start a separate thread on Chinese Pure Lnad. The header reads about Jim's view of Mappo. This has had over 20 responses and none dealt with mappo...
I think karma needs to be soften by the Northern European pagan concept of Luck. Sometimes things happens not due to karma but due to just plain bad or good...
... Well said. I mean, if we believe *everything* has a item-to-item karmic cause then we have to believe in "original karma" (a la "original sin"), since it...
I'd never understand Chinese Pure Land Buddhism fully, since much of the commentaries and sutras are written in Mandarin. However, I've studied Japanese Pure...
The 18th Vow is the essence of the Primal Vow. It's those people who are excluded from the Pure Land of Bliss which each and every Shin Buddhist who has...
There is no good or bad in the mind. All there are are circumstantial evidence which we judge "good" or "bad" based on which truths we value dearly....
Karma would imply the lifeforce that is now in us was all the evolutionary chain back to protoplasm. Each cell inthe human body exists due to karma. This...
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Dear friends, I confess to being unsteady in my nembutsu practice. Like a monkey with anything shiny, my mind jumps from flash to flash. Bringing it back to...
Peter's confession of his unstead Nembutsu practice inspires the following words of encouragement... With acceptance and gratitude, the Name-that-calls comes...
http://www.shinranworks.com/hymns/jodowasan7.htm To help fellow members of the Shinlist, I am passing on the above URL. Hymn 98 is my favorite: When we say...
hi i'am a new member;can any one tell me about the Lotus Sutra,mappo time and Amida. my friend said to me that i'am in a provicional Buddhism...only the lotus...
... Hi, Seb, The friend you mentioned must be of the Nichiren Buddhist persuasion, possibly a member of the Soka Gakkai cult. In Nichiren Buddhism, everything ...
Hello Seb, I was reintroduced to the teaching of Nembutsu by Nichirenists. There were some on Nichiren yahoo lists that derided Nembutsu teachings but a few...
Dear Seb and Rick, Seb, to address your question, founders of new religions tend to see their teachings as the culmination and perfection of what went before....
Beautifully said my dear Sempai, You being the most eloquent and heartfelt defender of Nembutsu I encountered. I had no idea you were drummed out of any groups...
I also came to Nembutsu after belong briefly to NSA in 1989-90. Briefly, holding a Lotus Sutra only view advocating the end of mappo and the forth turning of ...
... Dear Aaron, Let me be more precise. I wasn't drummed off any list, I was made to feel most unwelcome. I'm sure my departure wasn't mourned. Best Peter...
The most positive thing that SGI members stress is that their form of cultivation helps to refine the bodhisattva within each of us, right now. Chanting of the...
... Sorry, but I can't accept SGI's cult activities as genuine "Buddhist practices." They chant for better sex, for new cars, new houses, anything their greedy...
Hi friends at the Group: our beloved Shakyamuni...has a complete Enlightenment in he physical body..in he Present life...and we will upon our physical...
... Shinran did not agree with this. In Tannisho he specifically said the way of the Lotus Sutra in the present age could not lead to buddhahood. It's up to...
Future life, present life same life... enlightenment is in life. jim ... http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/b0VolB/TM ... Jim Davis Ozark...
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