It has been a great spiritual pleasure for me that this
year when we had the 800th anniversary of Shinran Shonin’s birth in
this world, and 20 years have passed since my ordination, our
Amidaji international sangha has grown in quality with people of
faith who are active in both learning and teaching. We are indeed a
genuine Sangha where faith in Amida Buddha can be received and
those who don’t have faith yet, can be guided and helped to receive
it.
Also, this year has been very auspicious in the sense that I
successfully examined and ordained Rev Kosho Arana of Colombia as a
Buddhist monk (priest). He and our lay teachers, together with
various lay members, are doing their best in their respective parts
of the world to promote the orthodox teaching of Amidaji branch of
Jodo Shinshu Buddhism. I also try my best to do my duty, inspired
as I am by Amida Buddha and my fellow travelers on the Nembutsu
Path. After so many years of struggle, which I explained in my
autobiography, The Path Between the Thorns, I am finally at
home in a Sangha which is a reflection of Amida’s Light in the
world.
I often say that NOBODY has the monopoly on the Jodo Shinshu
teaching (and ordinations), as there are people of genuine faith in
all branches of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism or without any official
affiliation at all. They are themselves reflections of Amida’s
Light in the world and future Buddhas who will, sooner or later, be
able to manifest an infinite number of Nirmanakaya (accommodated)
bodies all over the samsaric universes to guide all beings, while
in the same time dwell forever in Sambhogakaya form in the Pure
Land of Peace and Bliss.
To Amida Budha, to Amida Dharma, and to all people of faith
from inside or outside of Amidaji,
I bow in
gratitude with my head touching the ground and worship them as the
Three Treasures.
Namo Amida Bu
Josho Adrian Cirlea – Daisojo of Amidaji branch of Jodo
Shinshu Buddhism(Amidaji International Temple)
Links of Amidaji branch of Jodo Shinshu
Buddhism
Amidaji group in Russian language
Amidaji website in Spanish maintained by our members in
Latino America
Youtube page of Amidaji in Spanish
Youtube channel in English (Rev Josho Adrian
Cirlea)
Youtube channel of Joshin from USA
Website in Romanian
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