About Buddhist teachings

I don't know who taught it. Buddhism is like that. An amateur theory such as Shakyamuni's direct theory. All of the sutras were clearly written more than 100 years after Shakyamuni's fall, and until then they had split into about 20 divisions. Therefore, even the group of sutras called primitive sutras is strictly “likely to be Shakyamuni's direct theory,” and it is not possible to confirm 100% of Shakyamuni's direct theory. It's common sense if you're a Buddhist student.

Rather, regardless of the north or south, monks about the number of stars discussed at academic conferences, deepened various opinions, and built Buddhism as a result of repeated training and research. Even the twelve lucky signs, which are introduced as the fundamental ideas of Buddhism in most introductory books, were organized for later generations. The result of 2,500 years of scrutiny is true credibility in Buddhism, and the richness of drawers. There are countless teachings that have been eliminated in history. Including those that never came to be established as sects. Apart from emerging religions, the existing sects of traditional Buddhism are part of Hong.

More specifically, in the Primitive Sutras, the teaching not to think about the next life and the teaching of doing things for the sake of the next life coexist. That's because it's Shakyamuni's direct explanation on top of that, or that's because they aim for one mountain.

It's a restorationist against monastic Buddhism, isn't it? You probably wouldn't understand even if I said that. I really don't understand anything... of course. People who have memorized numbers and don't even know the four arithmetic operations can't understand calculus. Feeling the pain there is arrogance, and there is a point where it is impudent to convince them with a thousand-character answer about content that cannot be handled in a one-year lecture. If you don't understand something you don't understand, you have no choice but to stop and move forward one step at a time. Asking for a hasty conclusion is nothing but weakness of heart.

Also, learning something like Shakyamuni's direct explanation is of no use to enlightenment. No matter how hard you try to understand that, it won't matter. Actually, you're probably stuck in a quagmire right now. That's why everyone says studying won't save them.

Choosing a denomination is important. But it's a matter of degree. It's a problem if you're always wandering around, but “betting on that teaching” is blind like an examinee who thinks college entrance exams are everything in life. I answered the previous question about attitudes around here.

The sermon in which the Buddha introduced Amida Nyorai is called “Muryojukyo.”
Muryojukyo does not preach “practice ascetic practices” or “become a monk.”
It is a sermon that the Buddha called Amida Nyorai is a Buddha who has the ability to turn all life into a Buddha, and is unilaterally saving all lives.
The apprentice was very surprised and pleased when he heard it.

The Jodo Shinshu sect is based on this sutra.
It is a religion where people leave it up to Amida, die in the Pure Land and attain Buddhism at the same time as they run out of life.
I have absolutely nothing to do on my side, so it's a very easy religion.
Some religions say you don't need to do anything.
People who entrust it to Amida Nyorai simply live their lives with a feeling of retribution.
I think it's a pretty heterogeneous religion from a global perspective.

Also, “enlightenment” in the Jodo Shinshu sect is the same Buddha as Buddha and Amida, so there are no Buddhas (enlightened people) now.
I don't know what other denominations think.

appending
Since it means I'm living a life where I've been promised to become a Buddha now, it's a life where I live with peace of mind that I'm just glad I'm happy.
The Jodo Shinshu is always aware of the end of life.
There may be a slight misnomer, but in other words, it is a teaching where terminally ill people who are not strange when they die are saved while bedridden.
Amida Buddha completed salvation according to his life where he would be least able to become a Buddha.
Therefore, it can also be said that it is a teaching that is difficult to reach for people who believe in their own abilities and walk towards attaining Buddhism on their own feet.

※Finally, Shoisho has been regarded as a book that only a limited number of people within the sect should read.
It is also called the Razor Sutra because there is a risk that people who have not decided on the basis of their faith will misunderstand it if they read it.
So personally, I have a slight sense of incongruity with the position of Isosho in modern times.
Also, Kiyosawa Mitsuyuki is a precious monk, but he is extremely rare among nembutsu practitioners.
Therefore, if you take a close look at only the Kiyosawa clan, there is a possibility that it will become a religion quite different from the Jodo Shinshu sect.
I think the feeling of “Wow, there were Shinshu monks like this too” is just right.

You haven't lost all of your shoulder strength, have you?
There's nothing wrong with trying to pull it out, so if I say it can't be helped, I think it's unavoidable.
They're still planning to “choose,” yeah, that's right. I don't think it can be helped.
I will never approve it, but I want to acquiesce.

So, no matter how much you read, I don't think it's going to benefit Sukenoji now.
Still, probably

Morioka Masahiro
“To Live in an Age Without Religion”
Hozokan

I think a book like that might point you in some direction.
The reason I think so is because I was like that.
I also wonder if I haven't come across a book to read when I should.

Don't read Hashizume Daizaburo. (Sorry fans.)

Takahashi Genichiro should read “Goodbye, Gangsters,” “The Japanese Novel: One Hundred Years of Solitude,” and “The Sensual Novelist.” Please leave your essay later. (I'm a fan.)

The rest is “Silence” by Shusaku Endo.
Are you reading it yet?
Try reading it as your own story.

Also, I was talking to someone from Terrawada, and it's a book that was almost completely denied,
You should read Nakamura Hajime's “Bowda.”
The story of “Shichibutsu Dori” comes up in a “note” somewhere.

all the bad stuff
Shuzen Bugyo
purify yourself
Koreshu Buddhism

Genjo Sanzō translated the third phrase as “self-restraint.”
I think that's important.

If you have time, I think you should read Ken Wilber as well.
Surprisingly, I don't know if that one fits.
There is an amazing group of trans individuals in Japan too.

I think “The Little Prince” and “Endless Story” by Ende are also pretty good. Le Guin's “The Legend of Ged” is also there. All of them are fun to read, but depending on how you read them, they are quite religious.

This is a biased book guide based on personal experience.

Anyway, I don't understand Buddhism from Buddhist books alone.

And, anyway, don't overdo it, stay firm. I think it's also important to stay far away from Buddhism.
I want them to fall in love to the point where they completely forget about Buddhism, and even dedicate themselves to something.

Everyone who answered, including me, is probably watching warmly.
Please go with the feeling of completely denying that sense of being watched.

Sukenoji-sama

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

Let me take a look at thank you for a moment...

A few keywords came to mind, such as tailawada, mindfulness, Buddhism 3.0...

As I mentioned in my humble response last time, I have expressed my concern that “being caught up in the doctrine of a specific sect or the doctrine of a certain facet may lead to self-righteousness and exclusivity due to sectification, and there are adverse effects of cultivating it,” but surprisingly, in what I have listed above, in fact, concerns about “self-righteousness and exclusivity due to sectification” are also visible and hidden.

This is already a poor thought from over a year ago, but please refer to it a little bit as related.

#勝義方便メモ No.10
http://togetter.com/li/719545

Another thing is that they are also interested in the Zen lineage, but I think it is good to be taught while honestly having doubts about mystical Zen thought, which places too much emphasis on “recklessness” or “remorse, recklessness, and indifference.”

If you like, please read “Critical Research on Zen Thought” by Matsumoto Shiro (Okura Publishing).

If I were to recommend Mahayana Buddhism as a basic book to be learned systematically from now on, I think “The Dalai Lama's Lecture on Buddhist Philosophy (From Suffering to Bodhi)” (Daito Publishing) is recommended.

Also, as you learn Buddhism from now on, what I want you to be particularly aware of is the understanding of what is called “two words.”

It's called “Katsu no Yoshitaka” and “secular folly,” and I hope you keep this in the corner of your head for a moment and worry about it every time.

Anyway, as is the case with everything, it is important to have the will to practice firmly until you are satisfied while critically and rationally verifying it.

Let's work hard together.

Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho