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58 relations: Alfred Bloom (Buddhist), Amitābha, Asahi Shimbun, Astrology, Avalokiteśvara, Bodhisattva, Buddhism, Daochuo, Dennis Hirota, Divination, Echigo Province, Faith in Buddhism, Fujiwara clan, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Hōnen, Heian period, Heian-kyō, Hitachi Province, Hongan-ji, James C. Dobbins, Japan, Jōdo Shinshū, Jōdo-shū, Kamakura, Kamakura period, Kami, Kantō region, Kōsai, Kyogyoshinsho, Kyoto, Manhattan, Maruyama Park, Monshu, Mount Hiei, New York City, Nianfo, Niigata Prefecture, Nirvana, Ofuda, Omamori, Primal Vow, Prince Shōtoku, Pure land, Refuge (Buddhism), Rokkaku-dō, Senchakushū, Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Shimotsuke Province, Shorea robusta, Sutra, ..., Takamaro Shigaraki, Tan-luan, The Essential Shinran, Three Ages of Buddhism, Upper West Side, Vasubandhu, World Wisdom, Yamashiro Province. Expand index (8 more) »
Alfred Bloom (Buddhist)
Alfred Bloom was a pioneer of Jodo Shinshu studies in the English-speaking world.
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Amitābha
Amitābha, also known as Amida or Amitāyus, is a celestial buddha according to the scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism.
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Asahi Shimbun
The is one of the five national newspapers in Japan.
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Astrology
Astrology is the study of the movements and relative positions of celestial objects as a means for divining information about human affairs and terrestrial events.
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Avalokiteśvara
Avalokiteśvara (अवलोकितेश्वर) is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas.
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Bodhisattva
In Buddhism, Bodhisattva is the Sanskrit term for anyone who has generated Bodhicitta, a spontaneous wish and compassionate mind to attain Buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient beings. Bodhisattvas are a popular subject in Buddhist art.
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Buddhism
Buddhism is the world's fourth-largest religion with over 520 million followers, or over 7% of the global population, known as Buddhists.
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Daochuo
Daochuo (562–645), was a Chinese Buddhist scholar of the Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra who later became an eminent scholar of Pure Land Buddhism.
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Dennis Hirota
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Divination
Divination (from Latin divinare "to foresee, to be inspired by a god", related to divinus, divine) is the attempt to gain insight into a question or situation by way of an occultic, standardized process or ritual.
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Echigo Province
was an old province in north-central Japan, on the shores of the Sea of Japan.
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Faith in Buddhism
In Buddhism, faith (italic, italic) refers to a serene commitment to the practice of the Buddha's teaching and trust in enlightened or highly developed beings, such as Buddhas or bodhisattvas (those aiming to become a Buddha).
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Fujiwara clan
, descending from the Nakatomi clan and through them Ame-no-Koyane-no-Mikoto, was a powerful family of regents in Japan.
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Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
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Hōnen
was the religious reformer and founder of the first independent branch of Japanese Pure Land Buddhism called.
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Heian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185.
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Heian-kyō
Heian-kyō was one of several former names for the city now known as Kyoto.
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Hitachi Province
was an old province of Japan in the area of Ibaraki Prefecture.
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Hongan-ji
, also archaically romanized as Hongwanji, is the collective name of the largest school of Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism (which further sub-divides into the Nishi and Higashi branches).
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James C. Dobbins
James Carter Dobbins (1949&ndash) is an American academic, Japanologist and professor of religion and East Asian studies at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio.
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Japan
Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.
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Jōdo Shinshū
, also known as Shin Buddhism or True Pure Land Buddhism, is a school of Pure Land Buddhism.
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Jōdo-shū
, also known as Jōdo Buddhism, is a branch of Pure Land Buddhism derived from the teachings of the Japanese ex-Tendai monk Hōnen.
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Kamakura
is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
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Kamakura period
The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first shōgun, Minamoto no Yoritomo.
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Kami
are the spirits or phenomena that are worshipped in the religion of Shinto.
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Kantō region
The is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan.
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Kōsai
was a former monk of the Tendai Buddhist sect and controversial disciple of Hōnen who advocated the that led to his public censure, his later expulsion by Hōnen and eventual exile to Shikoku.
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Kyogyoshinsho
, often abbreviated to, is the magnum opus of Shinran Shonin, the founder of the Japanese Buddhist sect, Jodo Shinshu.
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Kyoto
, officially, is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture, located in the Kansai region of Japan.
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Manhattan
Manhattan is the most densely populated borough of New York City, its economic and administrative center, and its historical birthplace.
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Maruyama Park
is a park in Kyoto, Japan.
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Monshu
The Monshu (門主), or keeper of the gate is a term sometimes used in Japanese Buddhism to denote the head of a monastery, as in the case of Jōdo-shū and Tendai Buddhism, but in the case of the Nishi Hongan-ji sub-sect of Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism, it refers to the spiritual leader of the sect, and direct descendant of its founder Shinran.
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Mount Hiei
is a mountain to the northeast of Kyoto, lying on the border between the Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures, Japan.
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New York City
The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.
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Nianfo
Nianfo (Japanese:,, Phật) is a term commonly seen in Pure Land Buddhism.
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Niigata Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Chūbu region of Japan.
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Nirvana
(निर्वाण nirvāṇa; निब्बान nibbāna; णिव्वाण ṇivvāṇa) literally means "blown out", as in an oil lamp.
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Ofuda
is a type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection, a. It may also be called.
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Omamori
are Japanese amulets commonly sold at Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples, dedicated to particular Shinto kami as well as Buddhist figures, and are said to provide various forms of luck or protection.
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Primal Vow
In Chinese and Japanese Pure Land Buddhism, the is the 18th vow that is part of a series of 48 vows that Amitābha made in the Infinite Life Sutra.
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Prince Shōtoku
, also known as or, was a semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko.
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Pure land
A pure land is the celestial realm or pure abode of a buddha or bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism.
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Refuge (Buddhism)
Buddhists take refuge in the Three Jewels or Triple Gem (also known as the "Three Refuges").
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Rokkaku-dō
The, official name, is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, said to have been established by Prince Shōtoku.
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Senchakushū
The, abbreviated to Senchakushū, is the magnum opus of Hōnen, founder of the Jōdo-shū school of Japanese Pure Land Buddhism.
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Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto
is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
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Shimotsuke Province
was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today Tochigi Prefecture.
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Shorea robusta
Shorea robusta, also known as śāl, sakhua or shala tree, is a species of tree belonging to the Dipterocarpaceae family.
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Sutra
A sutra (Sanskrit: IAST: sūtra; Pali: sutta) is a religious discourse (teaching) in text form originating from the spiritual traditions of India, particularly Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
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Takamaro Shigaraki
Takamaro Shigaraki (信楽 峻麿, 1926 – 26 September 2014) was a Japanese Buddhist philosopher.
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Tan-luan
Tánluán (Ch: 曇鸞, Jp: Donran) (476–542) was a Chinese Buddhist monk.
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The Essential Shinran
The Essential Shinran: A Buddhist Path of True Entrusting is a compilation of passages from the writings and life story of Shinran Shonin.
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Three Ages of Buddhism
The Three Ages of Buddhism, also known as the Three Ages of the Dharma, are three divisions of time following Buddha's passing in East Asian Buddhism.
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Upper West Side
The Upper West Side, sometimes abbreviated UWS, is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan, New York City, that lies between Central Park and the Hudson River and between West 59th Street and West 110th Street.
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Vasubandhu
Vasubandhu (Sanskrit) (fl. 4th to 5th century CE) was a very influential Buddhist monk and scholar from Gandhara.
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World Wisdom
World Wisdom is an independent American publishing company established in 1980 in Bloomington, Indiana.
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Yamashiro Province
was a province of Japan, located in Kinai.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinran
