Questions tagged [pure-land]
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Is intercessionary prayer prohibited in Jodo Shinshu (Japanese Pureland?)
So I just read "Waking the Buddha" by Strand and he had a comment:
"It is unlikely that those who attended them would have felt within their rights, to demand that the Jodo Shinshu teachings showed practical application in daily life. In fact, the…
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Niànfó (念佛, nenbustu) & Morality
I would like to pose a question to practitioners of the various diverse sects of Pure Land Buddhism and to those substantially knowledgable of the writings of Pure Land masters.
There exists the notion that Pure Land style buddhānusmṛti, namely…
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Has anyone claimed to have reborn in Pure Land, and later returned to earth to help other beings?
It is said that a person can choose to return to samsara to help others after being reborn in Pure Land. But has anyone claimed to be that particular kind of person? I am not talking about those who claimed to have visited Pure Land in meditation or…
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