Whenever
the term bodhisattvas in other lands appear in the Larger Sutra (with the exception of Enlightened Bodhisattvas who do
Dharma activities in various places) and especially here in section 46 and the
next one, 47, it refers to Mahayana followers who have Mahayana aspirations,
that is, who aspire to become Buddhas for themselves and all beings (who have
the bodhi mind), who accept Mahayana teachings and the Mahayana pantheon of
transcendent Buddhas, among which, Amida is the foremost in saving sentient
beings.
Sunday, August 18, 2019
Saturday, August 17, 2019
The difference between those born in the Pure Land in the embryonic form and those born by transformation – commentary on sections 43, 44 and 45 of the Larger Sutra
A palace for those of the embryonic birth - Larger Sutra Mandala |
In these sections Shakyamuni Buddha
explains the causes and characteristics of two types of beings born in the Pure
Land: 1) those born in “the embryonic
state” and 2) those “born by
transformation”.
I already explained the Primal Vow (18th) in detail and
showed that faith in Amida’s Power is the cause of birth in the Pure Land. However,
the situation is that not all practitioners are able to give up entirely the
attachment to their personal power in reaching birth in the Pure Land:
“If there are sentient beings who do various meritorious deeds,
aspiring for birth in that land while still entertaining doubt, such beings are
unable to comprehend the Buddha wisdom, inconceivable wisdom, ineffable wisdom,
boundless Mahayana wisdom, and incomparable, unequalled, and unsurpassed
supreme wisdom. Although they doubt these wisdoms, they still believe in
retribution for evil and reward for virtue and so cultivate a store of merit,
aspiring for birth in that land.’Such beings are born in a palace, where they
dwell for five hundred years without being able to behold the Buddha, hear his
exposition of the Dharma, or see the hosts of bodhisattvas and śrāvakas. For this reason,
that type of birth in the Pure Land is called the ‘embryonic state.’”
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
O Verdadeiro ensino sobre Amida Buddha e sua Terra Pura
Capa da versao inglesa |
Este livro é um projeto de longo prazo que começou há alguns anos como um reação ao aparecimento na sangha internacional de alguns divergentes pontos de vista que ameaçam destruir as chances de muitas pessoas ouvirem o verdadeiro Amida Dharma. É também um trabalho em andamento, e o leitor pode esperar que eu volte de novo, mais cedo ou mais tarde, com novas edições e melhorias.
Como todos sabemos, o Dharma é o
segundo tesouro do Três Tesouros (Buda, Dharma e Sangha) nos quais todos nós
nos refugiamos quando nos tornamos discípulos budistas. Em termos simples, o
papel da Sangha é garantir uma transmissão genuína do Dharma como era ensinada
pelo Buda Shakyamuni e pelos Mestres da nossa tradição, de modo que todos nós
podemos receber fé (shinjin) e alcançar o estado de Buda na Terra Pura. Sem
essa transmissão adequada, não há realmente nenhuma Sangha e nenhuma
possibilidade de Libertação de nascimento e morte, isto é, não há chance de nos
tornarmos Budas.
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Please, no more Conferences on peace for me - a little request
From time to time I receive invitations to attend
conferences on world peace together with various representatives of other
religions. I wish people or organizations should stop sending me such
invitations.
Do not get me wrong - I do NOT wish war. I am NOT an enemy
of peace. I love peace, but I am not that stupid as to believe that all
religions really want peace or that all religions are the same. I also do not
believe in the usefulness of such events.
Rather than attending conferences on peace where everybody
smiles, a lot of money are spent and empty discussions are held, I rather
prefer to focus my mind on my religious practice, helping those who think they
can be helped by my Dharma activities.
Respectfully yours in
Namo Amida Bu
PS: A lot of people engaged in a discussion on my page on this topic. You can see the comments here (click on the Facebook icon),
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
La Liturgia del Nembutsu del Templo Amidaji (versión final)
Aunque
también tenemos otros servicios, decidí que esta será la liturgia principal en
el Templo Amidaji. A diferencia de otros servicios que pueden encontrar en
diversos templos, este en particular es más sencillo de seguir y recitar, en
especial porque todas sus partes (incluidas las Tres Invitaciones) son
recitadas en vez de ser cantadas.
Monday, July 8, 2019
El Camino de la aceptación- comentario sobre el Tannisho (edición gratuita)
Portada de la versión inglesa |
Este libro es una adaptación de mis
charlas de Dharma sobre "Tannisho–
Notas lamentando las divergencias",
dadas en el Dojo Tariki en Craiova durante los días habituales de práctica.
Yuien-bo, el autor de Tannisho, advierte que este texto puede
ser comprendido erróneamente por aquellos que todavía no están preparados para
recibir el mensaje del Voto Primordial del Buda Amida:
"No se debe
mostrar indiscriminadamente".
Thursday, July 4, 2019
The testimony of Ananda and the audience gathered on Vulture Peak to the existence of Amida Buddha and His Pure Land – commentary on the sections 41 and 42 from the Larger Sutra
As we have seen in this sutra,
Shakyamuni not only presented the story of Dharmakara becoming Amida, but described
in many details the wonders of the Pure Land as well as the splendor of Amida
and the enlightened beings living there. Then, in sections 41 and 42 He went
even further and did something more extraordinary – He showed Amida and His
Pure Land to the audience!!!
First, before Ananda made his request, and
knowing in advance what he will say, Shakyamuni asked him to worship Amida,
invoking the testimony of all Buddhas who always praise Amida’s Name and His method of salvation, thus encouraging all beings to entrust to Him and worship
Him:
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