- updated with a video discussion posted at the end of the article, on Nov 11th 2023 -
Master Rennyo |
According to Master Rennyo , there are five conditions that someone must meet in order to be born in the Pure Land:
1) stored good from the past
2) a good spiritual teacher
3) Amida’s light
4) the entrusting heart (shinjin)
5) the saying of Amida Buddha's Name (nembutsu)
2) a good spiritual teacher
3) Amida’s light
4) the entrusting heart (shinjin)
5) the saying of Amida Buddha's Name (nembutsu)
1) The stored good from the past
The "stored good from the past" represents our good karma from past lives and this life which manifests itself as an opening or receptive state of mind towards the message of the Primal Vow of Amida Buddha.
A lot of people hear the teaching about the Primal Vow but few are opened to it. This openness is very important in our tradition and is the manifestation of the good stored from the past. Also, if you listen again and again to the teaching in this life, thus becoming immersed with all your being in the Dharma, this listening will become a “stored good” which will make you open to the call of the Primal Vow.