Commentary on the Contemplation Sutra

 

This is a work in progress and under constant review. 

New chapters will be  added as soon as they are finished.

(last revised June 18th, 2025)

The salvation of Queen Vaidehi - commentary on sections 1-8

The path of the 19th Vow and the explicit and implicit meaning of the Contemplation Sutra 

Amida Buddha and His Pure Land as described in the Contemplation Sutra through the thirteen contemplations and the nine grades of beings 

The thirteen contemplations (sections 9 - 21) 

The difference between the three kinds of faith in the Contemplation Sutra and the the three kinds of faith in the Primal Vow and the Larger Sutra  NEW!

On the nine grades of birth in the border land 

of the Pure Land (sections 22-30) NEW!

Shinran's view of the characters in the Contemplation Sutra NEW!

to be continued 

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