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Posted on March 6, 2020

Zen and Shin Buddhism: Wisdom and Compassion

By Rev. Kenjun Kawawata

The famous Zen scholar Daisetz Suzuki spent a lifetime translating and writing about Buddhism emphasizing Dharma, or wisdom, not compassion. Why? Continue reading “Zen and Shin Buddhism: Wisdom and Compassion”

Posted on March 8, 2019

Call it Karma

By Joseph Deschenes

Karma sent me to Japan. At least that’s how I felt after visiting Higashi Honganji’s main temple in Kyoto. And karma allowed me to encounter Shinran Shonin and Jodo Shinshu. Continue reading “Call it Karma”

Posted on October 19, 2018December 2, 2019

Kiyozawa: What was Shinran thinking?

By Rev. Wayne Yokoyama

Someday I hope Shinshu teacher Manshi Kiyozawa will be widely recognized as a truly brilliant mind of the modern era. He not only entered the Shinshu Otani-ha (Higashi Honganji) denomination from the outside, his influence on religious thought extends far beyond his native Japan.

Continue reading “Kiyozawa: What was Shinran thinking?”

Posted on October 10, 2018October 10, 2018

Daiei Kaneko’s Guide to Shin Buddhism

By Rev. Ken Yamada

Buddhist scholar Daiei Kaneko represents a modern understanding of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, although he’s not widely known in the West. An e-book, “A Thinking Person’s Guide to Shin Buddhism,” captures his thinking and helps explain Shinshu in contemporary terms. Continue reading “Daiei Kaneko’s Guide to Shin Buddhism”

Posted on August 15, 2018August 16, 2018

Transcending All Together

By Rev. Patti Nakai

Imagine a race with you leading, crossing the finish line amid loud cheers and winning the coolest of prizes. Although people may think it’s true, this does not describe spiritual enlightenment. So then what does it feel like? Continue reading “Transcending All Together”

Posted on May 25, 2018June 4, 2019

A Great Earthquake and 14 Students

By Dr. Yasushi Kigoshi

The greatest earthquake on record struck a peaceful town in Eastern Japan. The disaster, known as the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake, changed the residents’ lives forever. About 800 people in the town lost their lives or were missing due to the tsunami that followed the quake on March 11, 2011. Continue reading “A Great Earthquake and 14 Students”

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