
Pure Land

A unique Vietnamese practice emerges from the convergence of two traditions.

Personal Reflections Pure Land
A Savior on Earth
A Jodo Shinshu priest reflects on the true meaning of faith in the story of Dharmakara Bodhisattva.

Embracing the Path of Introspection
How Jodo Shinshu Buddhist reformer Kiyozawa Manshi found spiritual awakening away from ritual

Putting Spirituality First
The legacy of the great 19th-century Shin reformer Kiyozawa Manshi

TeachingsMagazine | Dharma Talk, Teachings
On Wanting to Sound Good
How my dog checked my ego

Demythologizing Amida
Amida and the Pure Land are not really separate from one another, nor are they separate from us.

The Consolation of Amitabha Buddha
Satya Robyn invites us to recite the nembutsu, the core Pure Land practice, for a taste of Amitabha's consolation.

From the Archive: Q & A with U.S. Military’s First Buddhist Chaplain
Revisiting an interview from 2011 with Lt. Jeanette Shin, an ordained priest in the Nishi Hongwanji branch of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism.

Personal Reflections Death & Dying
A Life Cut Short but Lived Well
A Pure Land priest reflects on the life and death of her friend Michael Dunn, a compassionate climate activist

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