Why do they sing Namu Amida Buddha

I am very happy that Wakaba asked this question.
Please don't cheat and keep asking questions from now on. Let's enjoy it while enjoying Nembutsu together.

There is a feeling that the content of your question has been quite exhaustive in the past questions below, so I'm sorry for the link.

What is the meaning of humbling Namu Amida Buddha
https://hasunoha.jp/questions/11991

Now, no matter how you interpret this question, what is important, no matter what you say, is actually saying Nembutsu.

The explanation of onembutsu is an “explanation of onembutsu,” not “onembutsu itself.”

For Wakaba-san, “onembutsu itself” is the nenbutsu that Wakaba-san says with his own mouth, and it's the nenbutsu he hears with his ears.

If onembutsu is salvation after death, then the teachings of onembutsu will no longer be a living religion.
If nembutsu is meant to solve current worries and suffering, it would be like a useful item or indulgence mark.

Whether it's worrying or suffering, I just say nembutsu. There, salvation after death and salvation now have probably subsided already.
When I say nembutsu, it's not about my “worries and suffering being solved,” but Nembutsu is probably being fulfilled for you and me now as a Buddhist method that “my worries and suffering can be saved.” Specifically speaking, I think that means “I will wake up to what I am.”

Namu Amida Buddha

Honen Shonin, the founder of the Jodo sect in Japan, was told to always do nembutsu with the intention of dying.
For example, there's no guarantee that you close your eyes now before going to bed and then wake up the next time.
I'm walking down the street and I don't know when I'll get into an accident.
Therefore, the one thought of “here and now” (one nembutsu) may become the last memorial of death.
It is said that even people who have spent their lives full of misdeeds and can't even think of the Buddha at the end of their lives can always pass away in the Pure Land of Paradise (Amida Buddha will pick you up) if they use Namu Amida Buddha and nembutsu with their mouths near their death.
This may be the end of my life.
However, this body is full of worries that the ascetic practices (good deeds) that Buddha preached are not enough.
I nenbutsu with the feeling that I have no choice but to lean on “Namu Amida Buddha.”

“Why do we have to chant Namu Amida Buddha and Nembutsu in the Jodo Shinshu sect?”
That's because the principal image of the Jodo Shinshu sect is “Namu Amida Buddha.”
The most important thing for followers of the Shinshu sect is the “act” of destroying Amitabha Buddha.

“To be born in the Pure Land after death?”
That's right.
This is because after death, they go to the Pure Land of Paradise, a world where nothing interferes with Buddhist practice, practice without worry, attain enlightenment, and finally become a Buddha.

“To solve my current worries and suffering?”
Hmm, I wonder what that guy is like.
Just because they were singing Namu Amida Buddha probably doesn't mean that the anguish will disappear right away. However, in my days of chanting Nembutsu, it has been decided that in the future I will be included in the Pure Land of Paradise = I'm already a [Buddha disciple]! Once you become aware (even if you don't become a monk), it will surely support, encourage, comfort, and admonish you.

Poverty, war, famine, discrimination... in the midst of all kinds of suffering, people who desperately maintained their sanity and lived seriously by relying on this nenbutsu were originally called “followers of Shinshu.”

It's fine if it's in a category that doesn't violate public order and morals, so please live a life where the voice of Nembutsu sounds.

Wakaba-sama

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

Amida Nyorai is the principal image of the Josei Temple, and since it is also a temple where the Pure Land faith for practicing Japanese sogan flourished after the Heian period, the Pure Land Thought is also respected, and I am saying Nembutsu.

I believe that “Namu Amida Buddha” has a strong devotion to Amida Nyorai.

From here on, it's just a humble way of thinking, but...

First, in order to reach enlightenment, it is necessary to meet the two conditions without any exceptions.

These two conditions are “wisdom” (ability to understand the truth) and “good fortune” (merit/ability to act conveniently).

In order to meet these two conditions, first and foremost, we are required to surrender to the Three Treasures of Buddhist monks.

It also awakens Bodaishin (a strong sense of determination to gain enlightenment in order to save everyone), and it is about to advance Buddhism.

However, originally, it would be a great place to receive direct guidance from Buddha Nyorai, but Buddha and Nyorai have been absent in this Shaba world since the fall of Shakyamuni...

Certainly, even in the Shaba world, you can walk in Buddhism by relying on Buddhism (Buddhist scriptures), which are teachings left over from Shakyamuni, and teachings by great high priests who understand it, but even so, there is a limit...

Also, in order to reach enlightenment, in the end, it is always necessary to “see the Buddha,” where you meet Buddha and Nyorai in person, and “teaching” as direct guidance for enlightenment, so in any case, it is necessary to go to the Buddha's land and pure land where Buddha and Nyorai lived. (Of course, even in the Shaba world, after 5.67 billion years, Miroku Bosatsu will become a nyorai and be descended... we will have to wait quite a while...)

As one of the places where we went and received guidance, Shakyamuni taught us about paradise by Amida Nyorai.

I believe that faith in Amida Nyorai and the name Nembutsu are important for preparing oneself for the past of paradise.

Of course, the basic practice of Buddhism is also included in that adjustment.

Of course, even from the basic practice of Buddhism, I think it is sufficient to help resolve actual worries and suffering.

Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho