The Sha Family
Nice to meet you, my name is Tetsuya Urakami from Nagomi-an.
That's an interesting handle name!
Now, as you said, there is no doubt that “Buddhism is the teaching of becoming a Buddha by becoming a monk and practicing.” I think that was Buddhism in the first place.
In response to the question, “What is the basis for getting married? Are you basing your arguments on some sutras?” There was that, so I'll answer that point.
Like Shakushinsei-san, I am a member of the Jodo Shinshu sect, and it seems that the founder, Shinran Shonin, stayed at Rokkakudo in Kyoto when he was young and had a dream where Kuze Kannon appeared. Incidentally, at the time, dreams were thought to be important announcements from Shinto and Buddha.
The words I heard in my dream...
Gyoja-juku reports a female offender, I became a female offender
Isshinoma, Nou, Genrin, the Final Chapter: Dosei Gokuraku
The translation is “even if you have a wife due to a causal relationship, I (Kusei Kannon) will be your wife, spend the rest of your life together, and when you end your life, I'll take you to the Pure Land.”
Also, Honen Shonin, who is the mentor of Shinran Shonin, was himself a holy monk with a strong sense of discipline, but people said, “If you marry your wife and work nembutsu, you can get married; if you don't have a wife, stay single. Above all else, nenbutsu is important,” he explained.
For me, the above is the basis.
Also, as an additional question for Shakushin-sei, I think the difference between Jodo Shinshu monks and followers is “whether or not they have encountered Buddhism and are they moved” and “whether or not they are trying to convey inspiring teachings to people.”
If so, when it comes to whether all people who have come across Buddhism and are trying to pass it on to people are monks, the question is whether they have obtained monk status as a real issue.
However, I think that people who are moved by Buddhism and want to pass it on to others are far more Buddhist than monks who aren't.
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Well, I think Shinran Shonin is also a very unique person.
So, it's a simple statement, but it's not wrong. However, it's not the nuance of “it's OK if you do nembutsu!”, and I think it's important to recognize the self that can't get rid of worries no matter how much practice you do.