Wednesday, March 3, 2021
7:00 p.m.
Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists
Buddhist Education Committee
Nenbutsu and the Mystery of Speech
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.
We welcome you to join us via Zoom Meeting from the comfort and safety of your own home on Saturday, February 13 for this Dharma session.
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Shōshinge: Hymn of True Shinjin and the Nembutsu (Session 6)
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
We welcome you to join us via Zoom Meeting from the comfort and safety of your own home on Wednesday, December 9 for this free Dharma Study Class.
6:00 p.m. Shōshinge Sōfu Chanting
The chanting of Shōshinge embodies the heart of daily Nembutsu practice in Jodo Shinshu Buddhism. Join us to experience the settling of the mind through focused breathing and meditative listening.
7:00 p.m. Reading and Discussion
This month we will continue to explore the meaning expressed in the light of Amida Buddha’s wisdom through the following verses:
This month we will continue to explore the meaning expressed in the light of Amida Buddha’s wisdom through the following verses:
Pure light, joyful light, the light of wisdom,
Light constant, inconceivable, light beyond speaking,
Light excelling sun and moon he sends forth, illumining countless worlds;
The multitudes of beings all receive the radiance.
Full text of Shōshinge
Handout
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Shōshinge: Hymn of True Shinjin and the Nembutsu (Session 5)
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
We welcome you to join us via Zoom Meeting from the comfort and safety of your own home on Wednesday, December 9 for this free Dharma Study Class.
6:00 p.m. Shōshinge Sōfu Chanting
The chanting of Shōshinge embodies the heart of daily Nembutsu practice in Jodo Shinshu Buddhism. Join us to experience the settling of the mind through focused breathing and meditative listening.
7:00 p.m. Reading and Discussion
This month we will explore the meaning expressed in the following aspects of the light of Amida Buddha’s wisdom:
Everywhere [Amida Buddha] casts light immeasurable, boundless,
Unhindered, unequaled, light-lord of all brilliance,
Full text of Shōshinge
Reference Materials
48 Vows of Bodhisattva Dharmakara (Amida Buddha)
Handout
To join us for this online Dharma Session, CLICK HERE and sign up for “Study Classes and Seminars”.
Shōshinge: Hymn of True Shinjin and the Nembutsu (Session 4)
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
This month we learn about the origins of our practice of reciting the Nembutsu as expressed in the following lines from Shōshinge:
In five kalpas of profound thought, he embraced this Vow, Then resolved again that his Name be heard throughout the ten quarters.
Full text of Shōshinge
Reference Materials
48 Vows of Bodhisattva Dharmakara (Amida Buddha)
Handout
To join us for this online Dharma Session, CLICK HERE and sign up for “Study Classes and Seminars”.
Jewels: An Introduction to American Buddhism for Youth, Scouts and the Young at Heart (With a Bit of Humor)
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
7:00 p.m.
Rev. Dr. Kenneth Tanaka
Professor Emeritus
Musashino University, Tokyo
We welcome you to join us via Zoom Meeting from the comfort and safety of your own home on Wednesday, December 2 for this free Dharma session.
CLICK HERE to download and read Jewels: An Introduction to American Buddhism for Youth, Scouts and the Young at Heart (With a Bit of Humor), made freely available through the generosity of BDK America
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Shōshinge: Hymn of True Shinjin and the Nembutsu (Session 3)
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
This month we learn about the Primal Vow of Amida Buddha, which is the heart of the Jodo Shinshu teaching, as we consider the following lines from Shōshinge:
He then established the supreme, incomparable Vow;
He made the great Vow rare and all-encompassing.
Full text of Shōshinge
Reference Materials
48 Vows of Bodhisattva Dharmakara (Amida Buddha)
Handout
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Shōshinge: Hymn of True Shinjin and the Nembutsu (Session 2)
We continue to explore the meaning of the Shōshinge and how it applies to our daily lives, focused on the verses:
Bodhisattva Dharmakara, in his causal stage,
Under the guidance of Lokesvararaja Buddha,
Searched into the origins of the Buddhas’ pure lands,
And the qualities of those lands and their men and devas;
Full text of Shōshinge
PowerPoint Slides
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Considering Racial Justice from a Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Perspective
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
7:00 p.m.
Rev. Matt Hamasaki
Resident Minister
Buddhist Church of Sacramento
We welcome you to join us via Zoom Meeting from the comfort and safety of your own home on Wednesday, November 4 for this free Dharma session.
To join us for this online Dharma Session, CLICK HERE and sign up for “Study Classes and Seminars”.