Do you know the meaning of sutras?

“Because it's not a Rinzai sect or Soto sect”
No wonder it's Jodo Shinshu, Zorakuin Temple.

“Can you read kanbun just by reading it?”
Shamefully, it's almost impossible for me.
As expected, this is a completely separate issue from the depth of faith and zeal, and I think it would be difficult if you don't have a good level of education in Chinese and Chinese.

However, as the “Sanki Yorifun” in “Obata Hirobutsu Kegon Sutra” says “Self-Return to Buddhism,” that is, “self-explanatory,” that is, “understanding with one's own body,” no matter how elaborate an academic analysis of words and theories is performed, it may not be possible to say that “I understand the meaning” roughly.

It seems that Saicho, the missionary master of the Tendai sect, was also quite loud about things such as [unity of religion], etc., so I'm sure esoteric practitioners value [physical understanding] much more than other denominations.

Incidentally, in the Jodo Shinshu sect, the phrase “there is a scripture based on the Holy Doctrine, and there is a scripture that is wrong with the Holy Doctrine” has been conveyed.

Hello.

First, I have to say a word before answering.
This is as a member of the Answering Monk who works at Hasunoha.

You're here to ask questions and ask for answers.
It is said “don't write stupid things” and “answers that are far-fetched within the ideals of your own denomination.”

First, is uttering those two letter words appropriate for a Buddhist?
It's a statement that despises the other person. Buddhists turn to Buddhists.

It is said to be “far-fetched within the ideology of the sect.”
It is natural that each denomination has a different way of thinking, so why do they look down on it as “far-fetched” and make statements? What's more, you shouldn't prejudge an answer that you haven't even heard.

It is said that you don't want an “answer from a top perspective,” but you are the only one who feels “looking at it from above.” Is that the attitude of learning?

There may be some background to your question, but here we have no choice but to judge based only on the text. I think it would be better if you could look back on your own statements for the future. As the same Buddhist, I said a few words.

Now, in our denomination, we don't explain the necessity of aligning the content with one's own thoughts and feelings while reading the sutras.

However, the content of the sutras is something I should have learned already, so I understand it.
Since it's the Jodo Shinshu sect, it mainly focuses on the Jodo Sutra.

Above all, there are parts that require complicated understanding, and there are also parts that need to be re-understood over and over again. This understanding is deepened through teachers and manuals. Also, as you know, Chinese reading comprehension has complex structures such as top, bottom, point, 1, 2, A, B, C, etc., so you can't understand it instantaneously enough to make long sentences.

Also, as the teacher of the answering monk already answered, I will also state that understanding with the head does not necessarily match understanding in the sense of being able to understand or learn.

For your reference

It's the Rinzai sect, but through my own experiences
Please note that it will be a word.

The theory of reading the sutras
I myself have not been able to do these things at the same time.

Read the sutras exclusively to read the sutras
Recite sutras exclusively to recite sutras
When studying theory, focus exclusively on theory

Also, they are “solutions” only when they have actual experience, that is
There are times when you feel a moment of unity.

I hope your learning will be wonderful.
well then. well then.

Answer: All the monks are precious...

I'm an ordinary person who still can't get away from the Three Poisons (greed, anger, and complaint). I am aware of that, so I try my best to serve as a monk in everything.

Hasunoha's answer All of the monks are close to people who have trouble and suffering, and their will has been crushed to help them. A state where a monk is facing the same direction to see if even a little something can be done is called a “Japanese monk.” I think the Japanese monk called Hasunoha transcends denominations, always bothers his head, and stays close forever.

Finally, please cherish the three treasures of Buddhist monks. Don't let it turn into evil slander.

Worship

He is a monk of the Jodo sect.
First, I'll read the modern translation.
Alternatively, look up Buddhist terms in Buddhist dictionaries, etc.
After studying like that, the meaning of the sutras that I usually recite gradually comes into my mind.
The bottom line is that if you study, you can understand the meaning in some way, but it's difficult when it's your first time reading a sutra.

It's wrong from the perspective of Buddhism.
Worries and desires are never satisfied. When it comes to eating a full stomach and my stomach is full and I never have to eat again, I want to eat again after a while. So is sexual desire.
If you search for what affliction is and what it is, find it through ascetic practice, and if your affliction is discarded as being silly, you are liberated.
In Buddhism, which aims to eliminate worries and reach enlightenment, affirming afflictions is a good, common idea. At worst, it's a cult. It's not a Buddhist view.

I am working with a modern translation
I'm studying.

though
If you read sutras after understanding a certain level of meaning
I feel like that teaching comes in more depth.
and
Sometimes my own interpretations come to mind.
That's interesting.

Hi

Yes, that's right. When you become a monk, you are taught to first read the sutras and then recite them. I didn't understand the translation at first, so I made an effort to read and recite it over and over again.
However, as there is a character for “reading sutras,” sutras are originally meant to be “read,” and it seems that sutras are not recited in a daze.

Monks study and receive training on their own when they are at the head temple or even when they have finished their ascetic practices and come back to the temple. That's when a verse from the sutras comes out. At that time, they say, “Oh I see, this sutra has this kind of meaning.” Also, when studying proselytism, they are given the task of “making a puja about this passage from this sutra,” and there are times when I go to research it. Conversely, when composing a puja, it is sometimes used as an index, such as searching it in detail, saying, “Speaking of which, they said something like this in sutras.”
If you look at history and science textbooks, the important parts are written in bold, aren't they? Similarly, I think sutras are bold in Buddhist teachings. I memorize sutras by thinking that words I had memorized without understanding the translation are structured so that when they come up in lectures, etc., you can immediately understand “this is an important part of this lecture.”

Memorizing even if you don't understand will help you study in the future, and when you read something you understand, you feel like reading it while remembering (reflecting on yourself whether you are living like this sutra).

There is an example of “entering through a pore” in Buddhist teachings. Instead of understanding and reading all of the sutras, I think it's about gradually getting closer to the teachings of Buddhism through the sutras.