The Samadhi of direct encounter with the Buddhas of the present

The Samadhi of direct encounter with the Buddhas of the present
Anyone who is serious about Pure Land studies must have this title. Not only is this book one of the foundation texts used in China to begin and resurgence of Pure Land Buddhism from India, it is incredibly detailed for visual meditations to actually view the Pure Lands, Buddha's, and Bodhisattvas. Another key teaching point that expands this above the two normal Pure Land Shoter and Longer Sukhavativyuha Sutras is the basis of moral teachings to set up guidelines for sangha practice and foundations, almost like the Theravada Vinaya

This tomb is vastly more complicated than the shorter/longer sutras but is much more detailed on personal practice and moral obligations as a follower of the Dharma where as many pure land schools pass over this very basic principle for the more simplified and less academic practice. Faith alone is a foundations but more from the basis of a school and lineage teachings, not the Buddha's. Faith needs a vehicle and this sutra grants that availability of scripture to create and full pure land practice without any holes or worse, personal interpretation of what to do in this "branch" of Buddhism.

This sutra also sets up the practice for solitary students that wish to be as intense as they could ever hope to be. All levels are accomplished through this teaching. Even as Pure Land priest myself, I found this more unrecognized sutra as the most complete sutra on Pure Land I have ever read.

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Rennyo and the Roots of Modern Japanese Buddhism

Rennyo and the Roots of Modern Japanese Buddhism
Rennyo is undeniably one of the most influential persons in the history of Japanese religion and yet his thought remains somewhat enigmatic from the standpoint of what is considered orthodox Shinshu doctrine today. This book, which collects ten unpublished essays by both Japanese and non-Japanese scholars, will be the first to confront many of the major questions surrounding the phenomenal growth of Honganji under Rennyo's leadership, such as the source of his charisma, the soteriological implications of his thought against the background of other movements in Pure Land Buddhism, and the relationship between his ideas and the growth of his church. The volume is intended as an important first step in expanding the field of Rennyo studies outside Japan, and to provide significant stimulus to the fields of Japanese religion, Japanese social history, comparative religion, and sociology of religion.

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Kakuban - Shingon Texts

Kakuban - Shingon Texts
This volume includes five texts by Kukai ("On the Differences between the Exoteric and Esoteric Teachings"; "The Meaning of Becoming a Buddha in This Very Body"; "The Meanings of Sound, Sign, and Reality"; "The Meanings of the Word Hum"; and, "The Precious Key to the Secret Treasury"), and two by Kakuban ("The Illuminating Secret Commentary on the Five Cakras and the Nine Syllables"; and "The Mitsugonin Confession").

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Pure Land Buddhism ebooks (Amitabha, Amida)

Pure Land Buddhism ebooks (Amitabha, Amida)
eBooks (PDF Format) :
The Awakening of Loving-kindness
The Benevolent Person Has no Enemies
The Three Refuges
Changing Destiny
Passages from The commentary on the Infinite Life Sutra
by Master Chin Kung

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