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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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