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Shikoku pilgrimage

This is my second question.
Thank you very much for the good answers I received due to my mother's death in the previous question.
Well, here's my problem this time
A friend invited me to go on the Shikoku 88 pilgrimage, and it seems that my family's sect is the Jodo Shinshu sect and there is a teaching of Shinran Shonin that they don't chant the Heart Sutra, but I think the Shikoku pilgrimage is about reviewing oneself for people while chanting the Heart Sutra in the first place, but is it OK to recite the Heart Sutra?
My daily routine is to chant Masanobu in front of a Buddhist altar in the morning and evening.

3 Zen Responses

There are different ways of thinking about pilgrimages and sutras in front of Buddhist altars.

I'm sorry for preaching to Buddha, but the purpose of each family is related to the Buddhist altar, but the purpose of the pilgrimage does not matter.
This is because compared to pilgrimages, Buddhist altars continue to have a deep relationship with Hanna-ji Temple. I think it's quite normal for the sutras to humble oneself to be different.
I think the pilgrimage is a place where an unspecified number of people gather. So, I think it's okay to humble yourself with the Heart Sutra, or to humble yourself. I wonder if the freedom of religion is a big part of this... However, when participating in a group bus tour, Masanobu is unlikely to be quiet.
don't worry.
I sincerely pray that you will be able to touch in the footsteps of Kobo Daishi Kukai called Odaisama and have a wonderful and heart-rich trip (^_^).

In the Jodo Shinshu sect, pilgrimage and faith are different things

My name is Kameyama Junshi. I think there are two things to think about in response to this question.
One is whether it is OK to recite the Heart Sutra. As stated by the person who asked the question, the Heart Sutra is not sung in the Jodo Shinshu sect. This is because according to the teachings described in the Heart Sutra, the Jodo Shinshu sect is in the position that we cannot become Buddha. So what becomes an issue is whether the Heart Sutra should not be recited in the Jodo Shinshu sect, but the basic idea of the Jodo Shinshu sect does not say “if you do..., you won't be saved.” However, contrary to that, there is no teaching that “it doesn't matter if you do...” For example, if you take “lying” as an example, according to the teachings of the Jodo Shinshu sect, it's not “telling a lie doesn't save you,” nor “it's OK to tell a lie.” Amida Nyorai is a Buddha who saves any person. Therefore, there is no such thing as “if you do... you can't be saved.” However, Amida Nyorai reveals how persistent we are, and how we are incapable of doing anything good. There is no way for people who have such awareness to think “I don't mind doing it.” Therefore, I believe that “you must not recite the Heart Sutra” or “you can recite it” are not the teachings of the Jodo Shinshu sect, and simply “don't recite” is the correct answer. If so, in the case of this question, how should I think about it? My answer to this is linked to the second thing you should think about next.

The second thing to think about is, if you don't recite the Heart Sutra in terms of doctrine, is it OK to make a pilgrimage to Shikoku in the first place.

Below are my answers to these two things to think about.

The Shikoku pilgrimage and the accompanying chanting of the Heart Sutra may be good if you are in a position that it is different from your own belief in the Jodo Shinshu sect. If you think of the Shikoku pilgrimage as something on the same level as the teachings of the Jodo Shinshu sect (in other words, a different form of your own faith), I think this is an incorrect way of thinking.
These are my answers, but these are just my own thoughts.

The teaching of the Jodo Shinshu sect is that no matter what you do, you won't be hit by a bee.

No matter what you do in the Jodo Shinshu sect, you won't be hit by a bee.
It's a religion where everything is permitted.

When talking about good or bad, it comes down to what criteria to think based on.
If you are based on whether you can attain Buddhism or whether you are hit by a bee, you can do whatever you want.
If you follow the teachings and manners of the sect, you won't do miscellaneous work (activities other than nembutsu).
It is sung in the teachings of the sect that the Jodo Shinshu sect simply says nembutsu without relying on sectarian prayers, etc.

You can do it if you want, and if you don't want to do it, you can do it.
The original attitude of the sect is that “they don't want to do anything else.”
When you run into something good, you naturally lose touch with everything else.

※Whatever you do is in Buddhism, and there is an indication that “the royal law (law of the world) should be applied to the forehead,” so it is natural to protect the laws of the world.
Also, “it's okay to do it,” “it's better to do it,” and “I'm sad to do it” always follow my actions.
Amida has an attitude of forgiving even though she is sad.