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I've thought about it...

I recently learned about the Five Treason Sins
It says that it hurts the Buddha's body
There is a selfish interpretation that hurting the Buddha's body is probably destroying a bronze statue of the Buddha or destroying a Buddhist altar, etc.
And when I learned about those 5 sins
I was wondering what would happen if I thought about shedding blood on the Buddha, and at first I thought that the Buddha wouldn't do that even if I thought about it differently, but I've gradually become uneasy, and recently I've been reflecting on it
I don't want the Buddha to shed blood
I think we must take good care of bronze statues and Buddhist altars. That's why the Buddha cherishes it so much, but if I think about this kind of unscrupulous thing, will I fall into an unscrupulous hell?
But just thinking about it, I don't think I want to hurt the Buddha's body, and I don't want to destroy Buddhist altars or bronze statues
Will Amida save me like this? I'm a junior high school student of the Jodo Shinshu
I'm sorry, Buddha...

4 Zen Responses

It's fine.

Hello, K-Sota.

Buddha isn't as weak as K Sota thinks. Even if you destroy a Buddha statue, the Buddha won't get angry about that. If punishment were to be applied, such a broken heart would cause disaster.
So, even if you do something like that, even if you have that kind of heart, if you reflect on it, Buddha and Amitabha will smile.

But I know the “Five Treason Sins” when I'm in middle school, so I'm studying Buddhism a lot. What makes Mr. K Sota happy now is to study hard, play sports, and make an effort to work and live a way of life that benefits people's happiness. Once you become a good adult, all of the crimes you committed when you were a child will disappear.

Good luck! Gassho

Amida won't hurt Lady Amida just by thinking that suddenly comes to mind.

Okay, one small story.

Kid: “Osho-san, please help me. It just makes me think of things that aren't good for my heart.”
Osho “Why don't you do it?”
Kid: “It makes me want to kick down the statue of Amida here and see how Amida is in pain. Even when I know it's wrong, I just think about it.”
Osho “Hmm... what's going on with the statue of Amida now?”
Kid: “I haven't fallen down, and I haven't been hurt. They don't seem to be in pain.”
Osho: “That's right. You can't hurt Amita-sama just by thinking that pops up in your head.”

... so, if you notice your own accidental thoughts, reflect on them, and try not to actually do such things, then there's nothing wrong with that. That's because Amida isn't hurt.
When the feeling of “I'm sorry...” doesn't go away no matter what, why don't you put your hands together and chant Nembutsu at Amida? I'm sure Amida will forgive me.

Gassho

Just imagining is not a crime

 Good evening.

Of course, Buddha statues and Buddhist altars must be treated with care.
However, there is “the story of the monk who burned a wooden Buddha to keep warm” (the story of the Tanka Burnt Buddha). If you write it here, it will be long, so please search and look it up. There are also people who work to dispose of Buddha statues and Buddhist altars that are no longer needed.
We certainly put our hands on the Buddha statue, but what we are actually worshiping is not the Buddha statue itself, but the Buddhist teachings and ancestors beyond that, isn't it?

As for the next thing I imagined,
I did a referee at a local athletic meet the other day, and at the time of that referee seminar, people who came to take the course said, “Is it illegal to do this?” I was asking the class teacher a question. We have to imagine the various possibilities when conducting a referee. Of course, just because you imagine a foul play doesn't mean it's a foul play. If you don't commit a foul act “during the actual game,” it's not a foul play.
It's the same as that. You also just imagined “if I did this, I wonder if it were five sins,” so that's not a crime. Please don't worry.

Let's continue to cherish and worship Buddha statues and Buddhist altars.

It's Amida for me, so don't worry.

My name is Kameyama Junshi.
There are times when I think unscrupulous things too. There is probably no one who hasn't thought about something unscrupulous. For example, when I hear a fire engine siren coming from my house, I say, “Make sure my house isn't on fire.” Don't you think that? If you turn it around, “May this be someone else's home.” That's probably it.
Now, Shinran Shonin said, “If every action goes against you, hell will be a constant place to live.” I said that. No matter where I am, I think unscrupulous things; it really is “every act that goes against me,” and “hell is where I go.”
Meanwhile, Shinran Shonin said, “If you think carefully about the wishes of Mitha, Shinran alone will fall in love with people.” It is also said. In other words, Amida is a Buddha for people like me, who strives for every act, and hell is where they go.
However, even if Amida is for me, this does not mean that I, being unscrupulous, will no longer be unscrupulous. The teaching of the Jodo Shinshu is that if I meet Amida's vow (original prayer), I can become a Buddha just the way I am now. The term “meeting Amida's vow (original vow)” here means “if any of your actions go to waste, hell will be very constant.” It's about meeting myself, and it's also about knowing that I was already in the midst of Amida's salvation. So there's nothing to worry about. Let's put our hands together and perform a nembutsu to give thanks to Amitabha.