Cool New Book for you Pure Land Folks

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Josef
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Cool New Book for you Pure Land Folks

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The Promise of Amida Buddha.
A significant collection of Honen Shonins works.
Really cool stuff even if one isnt a Pure Land practitioner.

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"All phenomena of samsara depend on the mind, so when the essence of mind is purified, samsara is purified. Since the phenomena of nirvana depend on the pristine consciousness of vidyā, because one remains in the immediacy of vidyā, buddhahood arises on its own. All critical points are summarized with those two." - Longchenpa
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This book was delayed for months.

Thanks Nangwa!
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mr. gordo wrote:This book was delayed for months.

Thanks Nangwa!
Yup.
Its finally available Wisdom just announced it this afternoon.
I think the Mahamudra LOTC volume will be out very soon as well.
"All phenomena of samsara depend on the mind, so when the essence of mind is purified, samsara is purified. Since the phenomena of nirvana depend on the pristine consciousness of vidyā, because one remains in the immediacy of vidyā, buddhahood arises on its own. All critical points are summarized with those two." - Longchenpa
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I just got my copy of "The Promise of Amida Buddha" in the mail today. The cover art is nice too.

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That looks excellent! Thank you for posting it.
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Just found this site & so propitious. We're going to be having a book discussion of this very text over here:
http://groups.google.com/group/jodoshubuddhism" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Don't want or mean to take the discussion away from here, in fact I'll tell our group members about this website too. Gosh I missed e-sangha.

FYI the groups has two Jodo Shu ordained priests, Stephen and Shinri there, answering questions etc.
with gassho
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Chih-I:
The Tai-ching states "the women in the realms of Mara, Sakra and Brahma all neither abandoned ( their old) bodies nor received (new) bodies. They all received buddhahood with their current bodies (genshin)" Thus these verses state that the dharma nature is like a great ocean. No right or wrong is preached (within it) Ordinary people and sages are equal, without superiority or inferiority
Paul, Groner "The Lotus Sutra in Japanese Culture"eds. Tanabe p. 58
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mr. gordo wrote:I just got my copy of "The Promise of Amida Buddha" in the mail today. The cover art is nice too.

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Its really an interesting text.
I particularly enjoy the question and answer sections.
"All phenomena of samsara depend on the mind, so when the essence of mind is purified, samsara is purified. Since the phenomena of nirvana depend on the pristine consciousness of vidyā, because one remains in the immediacy of vidyā, buddhahood arises on its own. All critical points are summarized with those two." - Longchenpa
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I'm waiting for mine in the mail, now both of you have me checking the mailbox;-)
gassho
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Chih-I:
The Tai-ching states "the women in the realms of Mara, Sakra and Brahma all neither abandoned ( their old) bodies nor received (new) bodies. They all received buddhahood with their current bodies (genshin)" Thus these verses state that the dharma nature is like a great ocean. No right or wrong is preached (within it) Ordinary people and sages are equal, without superiority or inferiority
Paul, Groner "The Lotus Sutra in Japanese Culture"eds. Tanabe p. 58
https://www.tendai-usa.org/
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Our book group just started to discuss this book. Everyone is invited, just click on the link in my signature for the google group. Stephen who is a Jodo priest in Japan, is leading it. Right now the topic is Honen and women
with gassho everyone
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Chih-I:
The Tai-ching states "the women in the realms of Mara, Sakra and Brahma all neither abandoned ( their old) bodies nor received (new) bodies. They all received buddhahood with their current bodies (genshin)" Thus these verses state that the dharma nature is like a great ocean. No right or wrong is preached (within it) Ordinary people and sages are equal, without superiority or inferiority
Paul, Groner "The Lotus Sutra in Japanese Culture"eds. Tanabe p. 58
https://www.tendai-usa.org/
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I'm currently reading this book. I love it.
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