'Jeweled-Crown Maitreya Bodhisattva' (Miroku Bosatsu). 7th century. Koryuji, Kyoto

Shojun Bando

Shojun Bando (1932 - 2004) was a distinguished figure in the dissemination of Shin Buddhism in the English-speaking world. He had extensive contacts with many Western seekers and regularly corresponded with such prominent individuals as Thomas Merton. Apart from being a highly respected scholar, he was also a priest renowned for his quiet, gentle wisdom and deep concern for spreading the Dharma to ordinary people.

 

Significance of the Nembutsu

Since Jodo Shinshu is built around the phrase Namo Amida Butsu (nembutsu) it is useful to explore just why this is so. Bando Sensei clarifies the location and significance of the Nembutsu within the Jodo Shinshu teaching.

 

Shinran's Indebtedness to T'an luan

T'an-luan was the third teacher in the founding Jodo Shinshu lineage that spans the seventeen centuries from Shkyamuni to Shinran. In this work, Bando Sensei demonstrates the pre-eminent authority of T'an-luan.

 

 

 

ARTICLES

Introductory
Primer

Zuiken Inagaki

Zuio Inagaki

Yoshifumi Ueda

Michio Tokunaga

Shojun Bando

Daiei Kaneko

Harold Stewart

John
Paraskevopoulos

Gregg Heathcote

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