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traduzido do Inglês por Shaku Shinkai - click here for the English version - “Aqueles que tomam refúgio com sinceridade e mente confiante, liberando a si mesmos de todos os apegos ilusórios e preocupações com o que é propício e impropício, nunca devem tomar refúgio nos espíritos ou nos ensinamentos não budistas.”[1]
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click here for the Romanian version planting a sycamore tree and amaples tree in front of the Hondo(Dharma Hall) These days I planted the following trees, fruits and flowers in Amidaji courtyard: 2 sour-cherry trees, 3 hazel trees, 1 almond tree, 1 peach tree
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- last revised February 27, 2017 - read this article first:- The Three Refuges in Jodo Shinshu Buddhism - Question: When you say the Three Refuges and take refuge in the Sangha, do you take refuge in ordinary unenlightened people or in the Arya Sangha, like other Buddhist schools do? Answer: In Mahayana Buddhism, the term Arya
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"Tathagata's Primal Vow surpasses conceptual understanding; it is a design of the wisdom of Buddhas. It is not the design of foolish beings. No one can fathom the wisdom of Buddhas, which surpasses conceptual understanding."
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“Those who take refuge truly and wholeheartedly, freeing themselves from all delusional attachments and all concern with the propitious or unpropitious, must never take refuge in spirits or non-Buddhist teachings.”[1] Unenlightened beings are the karmic cause for the existence of unenlightened samsaric realms. Their indivi
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- click here for the English version - Eu ofereço esta flor para Buda Amida em nome de todos os seres. Que ao ver a beleza da flor se esvaindo, possamos perceber que nossas vidas e nossas chamadas conquistas espirituais são passageiras e assim voltemos nossas mentes e corações para o Poder de Salvação de Buda Amida. Eu ofereço este incenso para Buda Amida em nome de
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- adapted from a letter to a friend - Question: I respect and worship both Maitreya and Amida Buddha. They have their own realms and practices associated with them. I also worship and respect all Buddhas. What is your opinion about this? Answer: Its good to respect all Buddhas, but we must remember that each Buddha has His own way of relating with sentient beings. Maitreya has a different way, and Amida has a different way. If we want to connect with Amida Buddha we must follow His instructions from His Primal Vow "entrust to me, say my Name and wish to be born in my land". Nothing else. So, in order to be born in Amida's Land
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Along the path of personal power, repentance is a very important method of destroying the negative karma. However, true repentance is not just a simple confession of mistakes, but a deep awareness which penetrates one's body and mind. Thus, Master Shan-tao explained that there are three types of genuine repentance: "The high grade of repentance is to shed blood from the pores of one’s body and also to shed blood from one’s eyes.
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- fragment from a letter to a friend - The Name of Amida Buddha is not your property, and it does not work because of you. It works because of Amida. Your saying of the Name is effective because Amida put all His Power and infinite merits in His Name.
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Dear Dharma friends of Amidaji temple, The winter is very hard here, especially that the wood for heating are almost finished at Amidaji and the expanses for living and heating are very high in this period. Any little donation would be welcomed and very much appreciated, especially now. It will h
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