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So in other words you accept the Dharmakaya as true but reject the Sambhogakaya of Amitabha? Denying the Sambhogakaya of a Buddha is still slander. The trikaya doctrine is fundamental in Mahayana and last time I checked Jodo Shinshu is Mahayanist.

Andreas you're wrong about Shinran. There is a quote by which Shinran says quite explicitly that the people who slander the dharma by saying "THERE IS NO BUDDHA" are not to be reborn in the Pure Land. Those are the words of Shinran. Not Rennyo.

Pure Land death stories do exist but sadly very hard to verify. Kind of like the rainbow body phenomenon.

Pure Land is a meanings, not the end by itself When I read this thread then this - again - seems to be the only view people have on Pure Land Buddhism and this is the only view that *may* cause the question whether it is contradictory to Buddhism or not. I don't know how many times I have tried to ...

Is this the view of all Tibetan schools? How was he come to thought of as that incarnation?

They are brain washed by the propaganda of trickle down politics.

osho was nothing but a criminal. its beyond me why people still have respect for this guy.

Buddhism as something that matches with science and rationalism is a modern myth, a way of presenting Buddhism to those conditioned by such thoughts. But as you have noticed yourself, there is lot of "religion" going on in this religion too. There are people who have difficulty conceiving an actual...

Aren't we already present in the Buddha Kshetra of Shakyamuni ? If you are able to see this as a pure land then all the power to you but for most of us it is a world is full of death, disease, and destruction. Not to mention the many personal responsibilities we have to our families. Amitabha's pur...

Thank you Gordo.

Thank you Gordo.

Good move. Me personally I've felt a lot less dukkha after making the switch.

are you getting enough sleep?

People like Shinran usually have not heard of Amitabha until some turning point in their lives. Those whose have heard of Amitabha's vows but still deluded (still creating evil karma) due to lack of faith, lack of understanding of karma, and lack of knowledge on Buddhism in general are considered l...

"There is no supermonk here"

".........Oh my god that was deep"

hahahaha

That's probably what he meant.

So enlightenment is not permanent? Dharmata sounds a lot like Nirguna Brahman in this case. No, enlightenment is permanent. And yet form still arises. But a buddha perceives form as self-liberated (not separate from emptiness), while a sentient being perceives form as self-existing (separate from e...

Dear Namdrol, I am aware of the view of tobacco, but what is the TM opinion of Marijuana? Both recreational and medical uses? Herb does not have many medical uses in TM -- and it is very bad for meditation. Stoners can't meditate well since herb messes with short term memory. If one is a stoner, an...

However, I have found a resolution - Yes, while the sambhogakaya and nirmanakaya depend on ignorance to arise - it is only because ignorance cannot perceive the inseparability of the 3 kayas. If all beings were enlightened, forms would still arise and dissolve into dharmata - because that is the na...