24th Annual Nembutsu Seminar
Saturday, February 13, 2021
2:00 p.m.

Dr. Aaron
Proffitt
Assistant Professor of
Japanese Studies
University at Albany,
State University
of New York
In medieval Japan, the nenbutsu was certainly one of the most popular forms of Buddhist practice. The nenbutsu was understood in various ways, and the term “nenbutsu” referred not only to the recitation of the name of Amitabha Buddha in the formula, “Namo Amida Butsu,” but also, the “nenbutsu” was employed as a mantra, a spell, a doctrinal exegetical device, and so on. In this presentation, I will talk about the diversity of nenbutsu practice in medieval Japan, especially the more “esoteric” side of the nenbutsu.
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