Differences between Jodo Shu and Jodo Shinshu Among the various Buddhist sects, Pure Land Buddhism is the single largest Buddhist sect practiced by most people in China and Japan. In China, it is known as the Jing Tu Zong (净土宗), in Japan, it is known as the Jodo Sect. […]
Pure Land Buddhism
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Personal Testimonial of A New Convert to Pureland Buddhism By P.H. (Purelanders) Amituofo! This account is based on my experiences and views, and what I was taught with regard to Christianity. There is absolutely no disrespect meant towards the Christian faith. These are the two main issues that changed my […]
Tendai Buddhism and the Practice of Amitabha Buddha By Tendai UK AMIDA BUTSU 阿弥陀仏 (AMITABHA BUDDHA) Originally, Amida was a Bodhisattva monk called Dharmakāra (Hōzō 法蔵). He was a king who, like Shakyamuni, gave up his thrown to become a monk. After eons of practice, he became Dharmakāra Bodhisattva, […]
Pure Land Method in Cultivation A Flexible Method for all Buddhists The Name-Reciting Method of the Pure Land Sect, embracing both the Dharmas of Being and Non-Being, is broad, extensive and miraculous. There are other practices; for example, Contemplating the Buddha’s Image, as taught in Pratyutpanna-samadhi Sutra; the Name-Reciting Method […]
Understanding Pure Land Sect (Part 8) Other Methods of Practice in Pure Land Buddhism Apart from the Buddha Remembrance or ‘Nien-fo’ [念佛], there are other methods of practice in Pure Land Buddhism. Recitation of Mantra Recitation of Mantra is one of the essential methods of practice in Esoteric Buddhism. A Mantra […]
Understanding Pure Land Sect (Part 7) Types of Buddha Remembrance As stated in the Sutra, “A single perfectly sincere repetition of the name ‘Amitabha Buddha’ obliterates the grave wrongdoings of eighty trillion eons of birth and death.” The practitioner should believe this statement in deep faith, without worrying how deep […]
Understanding Pure Land Sect (Part 6) Nine Classes for the Rebirth in Pure Land According to the Contemplation Sutra, there are three grades [三輩], each with three forms of rebirth, so that there are nine classes [九品] of people can be reborn in Sukhavati in different manners. It describes the […]
Pure Land Part 5 Understanding Pure Land Sect (Part 5) Qualification of Rebirth in Pure Land The prime purpose of Pure land Buddhism is achieving rebirth in the Pure Land. Who are qualified to be reborn in Pure Land? As stated in Amitabha Sutra, “… by means of small good […]
Understanding Pure Land Sect (Part 4) The Basic Goal of Pure Land Buddhism If one seeks to learn and understand Buddha Dharma, one may follow the customary approach to practice the Three Studies, namely, disciplines or percepts, meditation and wisdom. One is expected to relinquish delusory thought patterns otherwise one cannot […]
Understanding Pure Land Sect (Part 3) Why Sukhavati, and not other Pure Lands There are many Pure Lands in the ten directions. Why is it that Buddha Sakyamuni specifically directed people to the Western Pure Land, i.e. Sukhavati and extolled the supremely wonderful conditions and environment of that Land […]
