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Project Dana – Engaged Buddhism
Recently the Project Dana headquarters in Honolulu, Hawaii has hosted several different groups from Japan to study our program. ...
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The Influence of Shan-tao on Honen’s Teachings
The concept of reliance for salvation on the other power (tariki) of Amida had already existed in China to some extent, but Shan-tao was the first to ...
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Ceremonial Materials (hogu) & the Altar (butsudan)
mokugyo - wooden fish block used to synchronize ceremonial chanting. ... The Altar (butsudan). Level I (top). honzon - main image, the central image is ...
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Otsutome
This version of the Otsutome is currently under construction and by no means should be considered the definitive service order until further notice! ...
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Fujimoto:Honen's akunin shoki setsu
a) The Problem of the Doctrine of Evil Persons as the Object of Salvation .... The significance of Birth for Evil Persons (akunin-ojo) in Honen's teachings ...
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Early Japanese Pure Land Masters
Ennin is an important figure in the development of Japanese Pure Land because he brought back from China Fa-chao's practice of five-tone nembutsu recitation ...
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Taiwan Study Tour
Engaged Buddhism in Taiwan has recently become a popular area of study and scholarship but in the West and in Japan. In particular, the Tzu Chi Buddhist ...
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Taiwan Study Tour
Taiwan Study Tour May 7-9, 2008. Engaged Buddhism in Taiwan has recently become a popular area of study and scholarship but in the West and in Japan. ...
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Honen’s Establishment of a Chinese Lineage
Yuan-chao (1048-1116) established the nine patriarchs of the Four Part Vinaya school in his Nan-shan-lu-tsung tsu-ch'eng-t'u-lu, and Chih-p'an (circa late ...
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Ku Amida Butsu
Ku Amida Butsu. The Singing Nembutsu. Ku Amidabutsu (?-1228) was a priest of Hossho-ji Temple, but we don’t know where he came from originally. ...
