Do you need to be taught the nembutsu? Are some personalities better suited to it?
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Do you need to be taught the nembutsu ? Are some personalities better suited to it?
> Nianfo (Chinese: 念佛; pinyin: niànfó 念仏 (ねんぶつ? nenbutsu) Hangul: 염불;
> RR: yeombul Vietnamese: niệm Phật) is a term commonly seen in Pure
> Land Buddhism. In the context of Pure Land practice, it generally
> refers to the repetition of the name of Amitābha. It is a translation
> of Sanskrit buddhānusmṛti (or, "recollection of the Buddha"[1] ).
It appears in all the Chinese influenced Buddhist "schools" I have encountered, in various forms, even if just exhorted against.
Not sure if it's originally Indian.
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Jun 15, 2017, 04:11 PM
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