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Showing posts with label AMIDA-JI TEMPLE. Show all posts
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Saturday, December 14, 2024

Keep worldly affairs out of the temple

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  As you may probably know, in many Buddhist temples around the world, Jodo Shinshu or not, members organize parties with music, alcohol, an...
Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Rev Oku Kyokai Sensei - a friend of Amidaji has passed away

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With Rev Oku Kyokai in 2004     Rev Oku Kyokai of Zuikoji temple in Osaka passed away last night at  85   years old.   First time I met him ...
Monday, August 26, 2024

First phase of Amidaji's water system finished - your help needed for the second phase

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Click aici pentru versiunea în limba română As I mentioned in the article about the plan for the water system (click here if you want to re...
Monday, August 5, 2024

The treasure of faith in Amida Buddha (fragment from a Dharma discussion on the occasion of refuge ceremony for a Russian member)

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  This is a fragment from a Dharma discussion (English and Russia) on the occasion of the online kieshiki (refuge ceremony) for a new member...
Monday, February 26, 2024

Plans for Amidaji in the year 2024 - water and sewage system

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Click here to go back to Amidaji work plan  and progress Until now in the village where Amidaji temple is located there has been no water an...
Thursday, February 22, 2024

A big nenju has been gifted to Amidaji temple

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My Dharma friend Cheusa Wend (77) from USA donated this beautiful big nenju (mala/Buddhist rosary) of around one meter and a half to Amidaji...
Sunday, December 31, 2023

A great year for Amidaji

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It has been a great spiritual pleasure for me that this year when we had the 850 th anniversary of Shinran Shonin’s birth in this world, an...
Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Amidaji simple style of teaching Jodo Shinshu Buddhism

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  Click here to watch more videos in the DHARMA TALK playlist.  There are more than 170 videos there until now, so you'll certainly find...
Sunday, September 24, 2023

The first monk ordination in Amidaji branch of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism (Rev Kosho Arana from Columbia)

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Click here to read  the Romanian version of this article NEW! Click here to read about Rev Kosho's experience at Amidaji during his ordi...
Saturday, September 2, 2023

Things I did and improved at Amidaji in 2022 and 2023 - your help is very much needed and appreciated

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the new kitchen of Amidaji in the former accomodation place  My last post (December, 2021) in the category Amidaji temple - work  plan and p...
Friday, March 17, 2023

Amidaji temple is open to visitors

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last update 2024 Amidado (Hall of Amida) where we held  religious services and Dharma talks  Amidaji temple is opened to visitors if they d...
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Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Master Honen’s reason for the founding of a separate Pure Land school and my reason for founding Amidaji

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Amida Buddha is my strength. Amida Buddha is my refuge. Amida Buddha is my salvation. Amida Buddha is all I transmit to others . Click here ...
Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Monks and nuns of the Last Dharma Age

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This is a fragment from my new book  On the Monks and Nuns of Amidaji Branch  of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism  Click here to listen to this article...
Thursday, December 23, 2021

New stove inside Amidado (Amida Hall)

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CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT THE NEW UPGRADES AT THE TEMPLE   Last month I installed a stove on wood in Amidado Hall of Amidaji temple. This mak...
Monday, August 30, 2021

The exterior walls of Amidado (Hall of Amida) are finished

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this is how Amidado looks now   CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT THE NEW UPGRADES AT THE TEMPLE   After I finished the outside thermal insulation ...
Monday, August 2, 2021

Topics of examination for those who want to become lay teachers or monks and nuns in Amidaji branch of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism

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Here are some topics for study and examination in our Amidaji branch of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, especially useful for those who want to beco...
Monday, July 19, 2021

I added the outside insulation on the walls of Amidado (Hall of Amida) but there is still more to be done

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This is how Amidado (Amida Hall) looks now.   CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT THE NEW UPGRADES AT THE TEMPLE   I’ve made some important steps forwa...
Sunday, June 27, 2021

Plans for the continuation of the construction work at Amidaji temple (please help if you can)

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Amidado Hall (left) and the Library (right) CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT THE NEW UPGRADES AT THE TEMPLE   update: video added at the bottom of t...
Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Daily schedule of a Nembutsu retreat at Amidaji

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I was asked about the daily schedule of a Nembutsu retreat at Amidaji.  A Nembutsu retreat starts at 5.45 p.m. in the first day and ends at ...

On the home altar (obutsudan) and making offerings to Amida Buddha

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altar arrangements type 1 fragment from my book  Worshipping Amida Buddha - Liturgies and Ceremonies of Amidaji Temple   The image or statue...