Pure Land Buddhism - anyone?
Anyone here with an interest in Pure Land Buddhism...aka Shin Buddhism?
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Well, it seems not. It's a long story with many a winding road but the Pure Land is where I have ended up. Not a bad place to be.
I mentioned on another thread about a Christian guy who advocated "passing over" into another Faith, walking in another's shoes, look at the scenery through new eyes, then to come back and see what has changed, if anything. Well, I tried it, I passed over (as opposed to passing out) and never came back. In truth, the whole story is more multifaceted but those bare bones will do.
My "screen name" Tariki is a Pure Land term. It is the Japanese word for "Other Power", this as opposed to Jariki, which is self-power. The interplay of tariki and jiriki plays itself out in Pure Land Buddhology. The Christian equivalent would be the interplay of "faith" and "works".
Enough for now. There seems little interest here, where 6ft rabbits rule the day.....😀
I mentioned on another thread about a Christian guy who advocated "passing over" into another Faith, walking in another's shoes, look at the scenery through new eyes, then to come back and see what has changed, if anything. Well, I tried it, I passed over (as opposed to passing out) and never came back. In truth, the whole story is more multifaceted but those bare bones will do.
My "screen name" Tariki is a Pure Land term. It is the Japanese word for "Other Power", this as opposed to Jariki, which is self-power. The interplay of tariki and jiriki plays itself out in Pure Land Buddhology. The Christian equivalent would be the interplay of "faith" and "works".
Enough for now. There seems little interest here, where 6ft rabbits rule the day.....😀