pure land buddhism
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- Created on: 20-04-18 11:46
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- pure land buddhism
- sukhavati (means happy place) sutra - mentions dharmakhara the monk (he vowed to the buddha he will follow merit - doing good things to build up a good 'reputation')
- dharmakara invested all of his merit into a happy place (the pure land) as he built up so much by doing good things
- became the amitabha buddha
- the pure land is an easier place for people to become enlightened
- became the amitabha buddha
- dharmakara invested all of his merit into a happy place (the pure land) as he built up so much by doing good things
- they believe in this current degenerate age (mappo) following the 8 fold path is very difficult
- so instead they aspire to be reborn in the pure land of amitabha where they can progress quickly along the bodhisattva path under his guidance
- one is born into the pure land from within a lotus flower, whilst inside one is purified of karma
- can get in by - making offerings, studying scriptures and going on pilgrimage. can be done through visualising him.
- chants - namu amida butsu (japanese the nembutsu)
- can get in by - making offerings, studying scriptures and going on pilgrimage. can be done through visualising him.
- jodo shu (japanese pure land)
- honen is the founder of the japanese pure land. tendai monk who was exiled for his non-conformist belief
- largely a fantasy - feuerbach and freud and marx argue religion is a man made concept
- shinran devised the pure true land (jodo shin shu). he was a disciple of honen
- he left the temple to get married as he had a vision and today jodo shin shu temples are run by married priests who pass their duties onto their children
- rebirth in the pure land is nirvana for shinran
- however, honen believed that the pure land is a step before nirvana
- rebirth in the pure land is nirvana for shinran
- he left the temple to get married as he had a vision and today jodo shin shu temples are run by married priests who pass their duties onto their children
- sukhavati (means happy place) sutra - mentions dharmakhara the monk (he vowed to the buddha he will follow merit - doing good things to build up a good 'reputation')
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