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Why is the perception that you will become a Buddhist if you get a kakana wrong?

I'm indebted to you.
This is Shibata Aki.

Previously, I asked the question that I didn't want them to have a funeral here.
I mentioned the reason why I didn't want to become a Buddhist when I received the commandment, but it was pointed out that this was an error.

Kaima is a Dharma name, and it is supposed to be proof of admonition, that is, entering the Buddhist priesthood, but why doesn't receiving a kaimyo mean becoming a Buddhist?

It's a bit long, but if you want to know the details, please see below.
http://hasunoha.jp/questions/5942

I think the expected answer is “I'm already a Buddhist.”
I've never agreed to it, but...

What I don't like is not only Buddhism, but religion in general, so please understand that it's not about special Buddhism.
However, there is a feeling that it is particularly disgusting that it originated from a group gathered based on the words of one person, such as Gautama Siddhartha, Jesus, and Mohammed.

I'm referring to Shinto, at least because I'm treating it as a myth rather than a religion.
I don't particularly like Greek mythology, Roman mythology, Zoroastrianism, or anything else, but Egyptian mythology is “harmless” to me, so I don't really dislike it.

4 Zen Responses

Kaima = becoming a monk.

 Originally, the kaimyo = to become a monk. Other monks have expressed their views. Let's listen to it as an opinion.
Be sure to write your will firmly in your ending notebook or suicide note so that the bereaved family is not in trouble at the funeral when you die. It's even better if you also make an estimate during your lifetime.
Religion is not something you believe in out of likes and dislikes, nor is it a place to gain knowledge. Nor is it for funerals. Nor is it for an ancestral memorial service. It's a guide for my life. If you don't have one, live your life without it. Could you just avoid criticism? please.

It would be best if the monk who answered that answer this time too, but there haven't been many answers recently, probably because he's busy, so I don't think he was aware of this question either. So if I were to answer instead, I think it probably means that even if you haven't received the commandment, you have already become a Buddhist by believing, respecting, and observing the Buddha's teachings.
So don't worry, you're not a Buddhist if you're not.

As an aside, the Buddha also told his disciples to live their lives based on their own ideas. Therefore, for you to live according to your own ideas, this is also what the Buddha explained and what the Buddha wanted.
Buddhism, which is the Buddha's teaching, is such a broad and profound teaching.
But don't worry, we won't force you to become a Buddhist.
I think the Buddha wanted happiness for everyone, including people like you.

Insectarian burial

Shibata Aki

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

To be honest, I think the “kaimyo” has become obsolete in a sense (in other words, it can also be called a funeral obsolescence...).

In order to become a true Buddhist, I still believe that at least these two things are essential: “devotion to the Three Treasures” from the bottom of the heart and “birth of the Bodhi Heart.” I believe this should also be done with consciousness while living as much as possible.

On top of that, I am also given precepts that serve as rules and norms for walking in Buddhism, and I believe it is necessary to work hard at ascetic practices while adhering to them as much as possible.

Well, regardless of the purpose of the family, each individual is free to believe, and recently there have been many unreligious funerals, etc., so I think it would be good if they were left to the family in their wills during their lifetime, hoping that it would be like this.

Whether it's the tomb of the Joku-ji Temple or the house belongs to a Buddhist sect, there are usually people who are buried without religion and buried under a common name (the same name as when they were alive) due to a will based on the deceased's faith.

Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho

There is no place named for not being a person of road, not a white coat

Is that Mr. Shibata who called you the other day?
If it were the same person, as I said at the time. Please ask again if you have any questions.
The sutras of the will of the Buddha and Dogen, and the Hachidaigakaku are as follows.
Please read ❝ ❞ seriously as the Buddha's will.
“Seven is wisdom. It is wisdom to raise the witness (by) Osamu to listen.
Buddha's (Shakyamuni) Tamahaku, and if you have wisdom, you don't want to be greedy. ❝ Don't always reflect on yourself and lose it. Yes, I have often obtained liberation from within my law. Those who aren't young are no longer Taoists (monks). Also, I'm not in a white coat (a resident Buddhist). There is no place to name it. ❞
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Eight is nonsense.
Proving and leaving sense is called nonsense. Find out the truth. It's a no-nonsense argument. Buddha's tamahaku. Your mind is perturbed by you and your own fictional arguments. ❝ Even though I returned to becoming a monk, I still haven't been able to get rid of it. ❞ For that reason, Pikyu should just suddenly throw away the insane theory. If you want to have the pleasure of being destroyed by desolation, the only thing you can do is destroy the plight of sarcasm in a good way. It's called nonsense.
“No place to name”
“Even though I said I would become a monk, I still haven't gotten away with it”
Even the Buddha clearly explained it as a will.
Even if you receive a kaima or blood lineage, if you don't have a desire to seriously learn the teachings of the Buddha and learn the details, it's just an imitation or cosplay where you get the kaima, become a monk. Can you really say that you are a Buddhist just because you have received your blood lineage and commandments? This is harshly spoken of in the Zen sect. The monks without ❝ Doshin ❞ aren't even Buddhists.
What is a Buddhist?
Would it be great if Daitera's Bon Bon Son wears a golden kimono and reads the sutras written on paper with his lip service? If a monk who practiced ascetic practices at the head temple of each sect takes the form of a monk and looks like a good monk, is he a Buddhist?
Similarly, if people roll up their heads and receive the commandment, they may recognize you as a Buddhist.
Even if you were given the commandment yourself, you probably didn't actually start Buddhism at all.
So, the kaima without bodhicitta or doshin is just a form.
The other day, there was an article where the pope said something similar.
There may be pros and cons, but reality wins over titles.
Even if you “intend” to become a Buddhist after receiving a kakana, if you actually go with the name Buddhist without leaving your selfishness or misunderstanding, isn't there no place to name it?