1. Shin Course Al Bloom s selfstudy course for exploring shin buddhism. http://www.shindharmanet.com/course/

Return to Shin Dharma Net A Self Study Course by Dr. Alfred Bloom Professor Emeritus - Department of Religion, University of Hawaii Send your questions or comments to Dr. Bloom. Aim of the course: The intention of this course is to enable the reader to explore Shin Buddhism, also known as Jodo Shinshu, historically and in modern context. Readers may respond to the content as they desire. Hopefully, it will stimulate thought and enrich their understanding of the teaching. Self study questions are provided for personal use to check understanding of the material. Any insights and reflections will be appreciated. What is Shin Buddhism? Shin Buddhism is a Pure Land denomination originating in Japan in the 13th century, though Pure Land tradition and teaching has a long history going back to India. This tradition originated with Shinran (1173-1263). He studied initially on Mount Hiei, a Tendai Monastery, and later with the Pure Land teacher Honen (1133-1212). Living among the common people, he interpreted the compassion of Amida Buddha and the Pure Land Sutras to meet the spiritual needs of ordinary people, peasants, hunters, fishermen and merchants who could not leave their homes to engage in monastic life. He taught the way of trust in Amida Buddha's Vows as the basis for ultimate enlightenment of even the most lowly and evil person.

2. Buddhism - Jodo Shinsu - Is Shin Buddhism The Same As Christianity? An analysis of the similarities and differences between Pure Land Buddhism and Christianity, by Rev. Philipp Karl Eidmann. http://www.seattlebetsuin.com/Is_Shin_Buddhism_the_same_as_Christianity.htm

Is Shin Buddhism the same as Christianity? by Rev. Philipp Karl Eidmann In the sixteenth century European Christian missionaries first came to China and Japan. In meeting the Buddhists of China and Japan, the missionaries saw many things that reminded them of Christianity. They saw similarities in the Buddhist and Christian services. They thought they also saw similarities in Christian and Buddhist books and doctrines. The early Christian missionaries were disturbed by these apparent similarities. They decided that Satan had invented a counterfeit Christianity to lead people astray and to keep them from following the true Christian teachings. Later scholars discovered that in ancient days there had been Nestorian Christian churches in China. After this discovery, some Westerners came to believe that the similarities between Buddhism and Christianity were the result of the influence of Nestorian Christians. Many Christians have thought they saw ancient Christian influence in the teachings of every sect of Buddhism. However, they have always held that this influence was strongest in the teachings of the Pure Realm schools of China and Japan. There are a number of schools and sects which follow the Pure Realm doctrines. They differ in many minor respects, but they are all based upon the same scriptures and commentaries. About one-half of the Buddhists of China and Japan are followers of these schools.

3. Welcome To The White Lotus Center For Shin Buddhism In Anchorage - Alaska Pictures, events, news, and contact information. http://www.akshin.net/

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4. Jodo-Shinshu Buddhism, Dharma For The Modern Age Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, or shin buddhism, is based upon the teachings and Modern shin buddhism The Living Dharma Library Dharma Talks and Articles. http://web.mit.edu/stclair/www/amida.html

Welcome to Shin Buddhism! NAMU AMIDA BUTSU I take refuge in Amida Buddha Y our F inder Introduction Shinran Shonin Shinran's Shoshinge Basic Points ... Boston Shinshu News The entire THREE SUTRAS of Pure Land Buddhism SUTRA ON AMIDA BUDDHA LARGER SUTRA ON AMITAYUS SUTRA ON CONTEMPLATION OF BUDDHA AMITAYUS Jodo Shinshu Buddhism , or Shin Buddhism, is based upon the teachings and writings of Shinran Shonin (1173-1262). Shinran expounded the "True Pure Land Way", or the path whose "practice" is total faith in and reliance upon Amida Buddha, the Buddha of Infinite Light and Life. The Collected Works of Shinran include poems, letters, and his great treatise, Kyo Gyo Shin Sho . Outwardly, this faith is expressed by the grateful recitation of the Nembutsu, pronounced "Namu Amida Butsu" in Japanese. For a summary of Shinran's teachings, see the Tannisho , a short book composed by his follower Yuienbo with key quotes directly from Shinran. Tannisho represents Jodo Shinshu Buddhism in perhaps its most distilled and yet most simple and accessible form. Jodo Shinshu Buddhism teaches that faith in Amida Buddha cuts the bonds to our negative karma from the infinite past and into the infinite future. It is the faith behind the Nembutsu that is a person's link to Amida Buddha, who the Larger Sutra says created a "Pure Land" of infinite positivity and zero negativity where people go after they die, wherein they will realize full enlightenment (nirvana) and buddhahood. Amida Buddha was revealed to the world in three great Mahayana sutras attributed to the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni, who lived and taught in India ca. 563-483 BCE. See the links to these sutras above.

5. Jodo-Shinshu Buddhism, Dharma For The Modern Age Welcome to. shin buddhism! NAMU AMIDA BUTSU. I take refuge in Amida Buddha Your Finder. Introduction. Shinran Shonin. Shinran's Shoshinge http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

6. What Is Shin Buddhism? What is shin buddhism? 24 Lessons by Professor Takamaro Shigaraki, retired President of Ryukoku University, Kyoto, Japan. What is shin buddhism? http://web.mit.edu/stclair/www/whatisshin.html

What is Shin Buddhism? 24 Lessons by Professor Takamaro Shigaraki, retired President of Ryukoku University, Kyoto, Japan What is Shin Buddhism? What Is Shinjin? Buddhist Wisdom Great-Self and Non-Ego ... Gugan-Great Vow BACK

7. The Shin DharmaNet The purpose and mission of this website is to share information concerning the Shin Buddhist tradition and Pure Land Buddhism as it is presently http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

8. What Is Shin Buddhism? By Dr. Nobuo Haneda What Is shin buddhism? By Dr. Nobuo Haneda Reprinted by permission of the The Maida Center of Buddhism, 2609 Regent Street, Berkeley, CA 94704 http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

9. The Living Dharma s Growing Pains in Hawaii As a tradition with its language and cultural roots in Japan, shin buddhism is often difficult for Americans to http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

10. Shin Buddhism Network shin buddhism was initiated by Shinran (11731263) in Japan. shin buddhism in Modern Culture - A self study course by Alfred Bloom, Professor Emeritus http://www.aloha.net/~rtbloom/shinran/

Shin Buddhism Network Welcome: The purpose and mission of this publication is to share information concerning Shin Buddhist Tradition and Pure Land Buddhism as it is presently practiced and interpreted by Shin communities in the West and Japan. Research materials will be made available and questions from respondents will be entertained. Introduction: Shin Buddhism was initiated by Shinran (1173-1263) in Japan. His teaching was based in the Pure Land tradition as a successor to Honen (1133-1212). Shinran developed the teaching by maintaining that faith, endowed by Amida Buddha, assured enlightentment. All religious practices, particularly the recitation of the name of the Buddha, expressed gratitude rather than achieved purification. The institutions which evolved from his teaching are called Jodo Shinshu (True teaching/sect of the Pure Land [tradition]). The Nishi (West) Honganji and Higashi (East) Honganji are the largest bodies in this tradition. What's New!

11. Three Wheels, London - Shin Buddhist House - Branch Of Shogyoji Temple, Japan. Japanese Shin Buddhist centre where you can learn about Buddhism in general and about shin buddhism founded by Shinran (11731262) in particular. http://www.threewheels.org.uk

Daily Fragrant Light Three Wheels - Shin Buddhist House - Shogyoji Temple was founded in 1593 in Fukuoka, Japan and during the the last 50 years branches of Shogyoji have spread throughout Japan. In 1994 Shogyoji established Three Wheels, in London (England), in response to the deep friendship between a group of English and Japanese people. Since then the Three Wheels community has grown considerably and serves as the hub of a lively multi-cultural Shin Buddhist Samgha. The activities of Three Wheels are based upon the principle of 'Harmony within Diversity', and Three Wheels aims to provide a place where natural, true encounters between individuals can give rise to introspection and inter-personal understanding. var sc_project=304372; var sc_partition=1;

12. The Collected Works Of Shinran Online publication of the Collected Works of Shinran (11731263), founder of Jodo Shinshu, or shin buddhism http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

13. Documents In English Buddhism in the New Age shin buddhism faces a new age of technology and Bibliography on shin buddhism - This bibliography is intended to assist http://www.aloha.net/~rtbloom/shinran/english.htm

Articles in English Alfred Bloom - Comments to: bloom@uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu Professor Emeritus in religion, University of Hawai'i, former Dean of Institute of Buddhist Studies, Berkeley CA. Introduction to Pure Land Tradition A general presentation of the Pure Land Tradition relative to texts, doctrine, development in Japan, Shinran. The Foundation of Shinran's Faith: Supremacy of the Vow in the Tannisho Lectures on the Tannisho, Notes Lamenting the Deviations, an important Shin Buddhist text giving seminal insights of Shinran. The Life of Endowed Trust Sermon, on nature of Faith/Trust in Shin Buddhism. Buddhism in the New Age Shin Buddhism faces a new age of technology and society. It challenges us for our future activities. Bibliography on Shin Buddhism This bibliography is intended to assist students and inquirers to discover works which may be useful in their study and research. From time to time, it will be enlarged and updated. Glossary of Shin Buddhism Terms Publication edited by Ruth Tabrah and Shoji Matsumoto Ruth Tabrah is a well known Hawai'i writer and longtime Shin Buddhist. Shoji Matsumoto is resident minister at Honpa Hongwanji Betsuin in Honolulu, Hawaii

14. Welcome To The White Lotus Center For Shin Buddhism In Anchorage - The White Lotus Center for shin buddhism, founded in 1998 by Rev. Yuho and Diane Van Parijs, has been conducting regular Shin Buddhist services http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

15. A Primer Of Shin Buddhism Shin Buddhist resources. In shin buddhism, if statues and pictures of Amida Buddha are used, these are actually graphic representations of the Name. http://www.nembutsu.info/primshin.htm

nembutsu.info Journal of Shin Buddhism A Primer of Shin Buddhism Contents Preface A Brief Outline of Shin Buddhism Who is Amida? What is the Pure Land? What is Shinjin? ... Conclusion Preface The Buddha's teaching of the way for all beings to attain genuine freedom from anxiety and suffering is affirmed in the Shin interpretation of the Pure Land path. This joyful fact has been experienced by millions of Buddhists for over two and a half thousand years and is a living reality today. This introduction is in two parts. The first is a brief outline of the main tenets of Shin Buddhism and the second follows up on some of the themes in the first half about which readers may have further questions. We are happy to be of assistance to readers and invite you to write to us if you have anything more you would like to discuss. All quotations from the writings of Shinran (1173 - 1262) are taken from the Shin Buddhism Translation Series published by the Hongwanji International Center. Top A Brief Outline of Shin Buddhism For Shin Buddhists, the true nature of things is a lively wisdom and compassion that resonates in the lives of ordinary people. This wisdom and compassion takes form as

16. Yuyu's Lounge A follower of Shinshu Otaniha (shin buddhism), haughtily presents his foolish understanding of Shinran Shonin's words. Personal page. http://www.magadha.net/yuyu/

Yuyu's Lounge Since 16th September, 1996 Namu Amida Butsu English The webmaster is crazy for Swing Girls , if you want to know the truth.

17. Buddhism Encyclop Dia Britannica Also provides excerpts from Buddhist sutras. What Is shin buddhism? Article on shin buddhism by Nobuo Haneda. More results 14 video and media http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

18. Nembutsu.info Shin Buddhist resources. 7th century. Koryuji, Kyoto. Welcome to nembutsu.info an online journal of shin buddhism. http://www.nembutsu.info/

nembutsu.info Journal of Shin Buddhism Mail Book Reviews Poets' Corner Music ... What's New ? September 2005 'Jeweled-Crown Maitreya Bodhisattva' (Miroku Bosatsu). 7th century. Koryuji, Kyoto Welcome to nembutsu.info an on-line journal of Shin Buddhism. nembutsu.info seeks to convey the great breadth and depth, which the Pure Land teaching offers to those who are looking for an accessible spiritual path in the modern world. We welcome contributions that are consistent with the objectives of nembutsu.info and are relevant to the doctrinal concerns of Shin Buddhism. ARTICLES Introductory Primer Zuiken Inagaki Zuio Inagaki ... Notes on the Nembutsu Essays on Shinran's Wasan Site Map A complete alphabetical listing of the site's principal contents. Independent Shin Buddhist A venue for reflection on the Pure Land Way. Autumn Landscape Roll Harold Stewart's epic poem. Book Reviews Poets' Corner Music Speaking Personally ... About nembutsu.info nembutsu.info gratefully ackowledges the assistance of the International Association of Buddhist Culture in helping to maintain this website. This web site seeks to support a broad range of views on the subject of Shin Buddhism. The opinions that are expressed by contributors to this web-site do not necessarily reflect those of the sponsors or of the site management.

19. San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin Home Page A temple of the Jodo Shinshu Nishi Hongwanji tradition of Buddhism. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

20. Tacoma Buddhist Temple On the history of the temple, American Buddhism, shin buddhism and the minister. http://www.tacomabt.org/

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