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Three Fundamentals
We say that there are three fundamental teachings in Amida-shu:
The threefold nature of Buddha
The twofold nature of the practicer
The singular nature of the practice.
The Buddha is the object of refuge and source of grace in three ways: as absolute truth, as spiritual presence and as physical manifestation.
The practicer is 'bombu' in being fallible and vulnerable.
The practice is singular in that nembutsu encompasses all.
Taking refuge in Buddha we choose the nembutsu as our single practice and, when we have done so, all practice becomes nembutsu.
We take refuge because we realise that we are fallible and vulnerable and incapable of saving ourselves from spiritual danger by our own power unaided.
We are able to take refuge because we attain faith by perceiving with our own senses, by having that faith enhanced by spiritual realisation, and by grounding it upon the intuition of absolute truth that lies beyond our immediate comprehension.
This summary encompasses the whole doctrinal and practice basis of Pureland.
Namo Amida Bu
Dharmavidya
The threefold nature of Buddha
The twofold nature of the practicer
The singular nature of the practice.
The Buddha is the object of refuge and source of grace in three ways: as absolute truth, as spiritual presence and as physical manifestation.
The practicer is 'bombu' in being fallible and vulnerable.
The practice is singular in that nembutsu encompasses all.
Taking refuge in Buddha we choose the nembutsu as our single practice and, when we have done so, all practice becomes nembutsu.
We take refuge because we realise that we are fallible and vulnerable and incapable of saving ourselves from spiritual danger by our own power unaided.
We are able to take refuge because we attain faith by perceiving with our own senses, by having that faith enhanced by spiritual realisation, and by grounding it upon the intuition of absolute truth that lies beyond our immediate comprehension.
This summary encompasses the whole doctrinal and practice basis of Pureland.
Namo Amida Bu
Dharmavidya
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Comment by Franco Acquaro on March 22, 2009 at 9:11pm - Wow! That is a beautiful and elegant description of the practice! Namo Amida Bu!
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