Who is Buddha or Amida?

Hello, Donatsu-san.

You want a way to learn Buddhism.
If you want to learn it as knowledge, go to a bookstore or library, and there are lots of books like “Introduction to Buddhism.” Let's read it first after buying it. Buddhism has been integrated into Japanese culture for about 1500 years since it was introduced to Japan, so even if you don't know Buddhism, you can clearly see that you are living in Buddhist culture.

Incidentally, Amida is a member of a group called Buddha. Other than that, there are Buddha, Yakushi, Dainichi Nyorai, etc. Buddha is a group of people who are now able to live according to the truth, people who are united with the truth. Speaking of being the greatest, I'm the greatest (laughs).

Please do your best and study. Gassho

Speaking of “Amida-san,” in the Jodo religion, it means “the function of always telling the truth to all people, teaching and leading, and always saving without a single person, without exception.”

I personify that “function” and say “Amida-san” like a human being.
Actually, it is not a real person; it is the personification of “function.”

Shakyamuni is an expression of Amida's work as a human being.
This kind of existence is called the “Buddha” in the Jodo religion.

For me, Shakyamuni is also a Buddha, and my teachers and friends at the Shinshu Otani school I graduated from are also Buddhas.
Of course, Honen Shonin and Shinran Shonin are also Buddhas.

Specifically, the function of conveying the truth is conveyed from the mouths of the Buddhas and from their actions.

Reading books and studying is good, but the best thing is to actually go to a temple.

If it's the Jodo Shinshu sect,
http://shinshuhouwa.info/
So, you can see where and what kind of story (sermon) they are talking about.

Please listen to the monk's sermon.

For me, there is no such thing as who is the best.
It depends on the denomination, and everyone has their own preferences.
I love Buddha and Amida.
Buddha's teachings for living in this world
Amida's teachings for going to the Pure Land of Paradise in the next life
Both are appreciated teachings.
I recommend a book about the Buddha's teachings about the Dhammapada (Dharmapada) in an easy-to-understand manner.
If you want to experience it, go to a temple where you can zazen or meditate.
Amida's teaching is that if you sing it aloud as Namu Amida Buddha, when you run out of life, Amida will pick you up and take you to the Pure Land of Paradise. It's a way to get to the Pure Land of Paradise where anyone can do it anytime, anywhere. Please sing in a low voice every day or from time to time. If you want to sing clearly, please visit a temple of the Jodo sect or the Jodo Shinshu sect.

Also, speaking of the Jodo sect, the mother reaches enlightenment and becomes a Buddha (enlightened person) in the Pure Land of Paradise, so there is no mistake that mother = Buddha.

Donatsu

This is Kawaguchi Hidetoshi. This is my humble answer to the question.

Buddha Buddha, Amida Nyorai, Dainichi Nyorai, Yakushi Nyorai...

There are many Buddhas, and furthermore, there are also Kannon Bosatsu, Monju Bosatsu, Fugen Bosatsu... or Fudo Myoo, Aizen Myoo... and Bosatsu, and Myoo, who are being practiced with the aim of enlightenment and have been taught about sentient beings under the guidance of Buddha.

There are certainly so many Buddhas, and I can really understand the feeling that they don't understand what's what.

Actually, the world we are in now is only one of the ridiculously large three thousand thousand worlds (ten trillion earth), and it was Buddha (saisho ojin) that appeared on this French land about 2,600 years ago, with this 3,000 large thousand worlds as one French land. Currently, there is no Buddha (Nyorai), who is an honored Buddha (nyorai) in this land of France, but it is said that after 5.67 billion years, Miroku Bosatsu will become a nyorai and appear as a response.

Also, in addition to this French land, there is France, which also has 3,000 large worlds (100 trillion earth), and on the west side of our French land, there is Amida Nyorai's Western Paradise World, and on the east side, there is the Eastern Joruri World or Myoki World, and there are Yakushi Nyorai and Aki Nyorai, respectively, and Dainichi Nyorai is in the French land called the Myogon Pure Land.

Each Buddha combines the three bodies of Dharma (Shinnyo/Buddhism truth itself), revenge (the Buddha's work), and response (appearance appearing before sentient beings and being indoctrinated), and they are struggling in each French land to save sentient beings.

People who have attained enlightenment and have three bodies are called Buddha and Nyorai. Therefore, all the Buddhas named Nyorai are equally great people.

So, when it comes to whether each Buddha is the same or different, of course, it is a different Buddha statue.

Therefore, with regard to the Dharma as Shinnyō and Mari, even if they are the same as Nyorai, revenge and response for indoctrination are different depending on causality (cause or condition) such as vows and ascetic content for attaining enlightenment.

However, they are all intellectuals who know everything about each other, and both Buddha and Amida Nyorai can take care of each other as if they were their own. Therefore, even in Buddhist scriptures, it is naturally possible for them to mention each other.

Excuse me for making it this far due to the character limit. Just for your reference.

Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho