Questions tagged [pure-land]
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What is meant by Namu Amida Butsu and also Nam-myoho-renge-kyo?
In two schools of Buddhism, an important part of the practice is the repetition of special mantras which sound like simple expressions of honor or gratitude to those of us outside of the sects, but ...
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What is the Pure Land?
The Three Pure Land sutras contain descriptions of a beautiful and serene place with trees, ponds, and palaces all made of jewels and surrounded with heavenly music and fragrance. How is this Pure ...
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Is jhana taught in Pure Land Buddhism?
Most of the books I have read really don't cover the Pure Land segment. There is a local Pure Land group and I was wondering if they (Pure Land Buddhists in general) teach and practice jhana as part ...
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Niànfó (念佛, nenbustu) & Morality
I would like to pose a question to practitioners of the various diverse sects of Pure Land Buddhism and to those substantially knowledgable of the writings of Pure Land masters.
There exists the ...
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Pure Land Schools' version of the Three (or Four) Marks of Existence
I'd be grateful for references to some of the major Pure Land schools' versions of the Three (or Four) Marks (Seals) of Existence:
Impermanence (anicca)
Suffering (dukkha)
No-self (anattā)
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