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Nikhil Bhola

Jodo Shinshu

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Religious Philosophies and ConceptsEastern Traditional Wisdom

The teaching is based on the Three Pure Land Sutras – The Larger Sutra of Eternal Life, The Amida Sutra and the Meditation Sutra – the primary being the Larger Sutra in which Amida Buddha made his Original Vow to save without any discrimination all sentient beings who call his Name in true faith. The essence of this faith in Shin Buddhism lies in awakening - awakening both to one’s own karmic reality as an unenlightened being and the unconditional love of Amida Buddha. These are two aspects of the same reality: true faith. Our awakening is expressed through the act of pronouncing Amida’s Name – Namu Amida Butsu – meaning “I take refuge in Amida Buddha”, which is known in this tradition as the nembutsu. The nembutsu in this form is the ‘right act’ that ensures us of birth in the PureLand and our subsequent Enlightenment. Pronouncing the name is therefore an expression of our gratitude to Amida, and to everyone and everything which has led us to encounter his saving Vow...

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