Comments on: Awesome! http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2008/04/24/awesome/ My life as a father, Buddhist and Japanophile. Sat, 11 Jun 2011 01:53:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Gerald Ford http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2008/04/24/awesome/#comment-356 Gerald Ford Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:19:54 +0000 http://level8.wordpress.com/?p=209#comment-356 Hm, I should re-post the pics I took from Kaikozan Hasedera. They were on the old blog, but I never re-posted them. I'll fix that. :D Hm, I should re-post the pics I took from Kaikozan Hasedera. They were on the old blog, but I never re-posted them. I’ll fix that. :D

]]> By: Gerald Ford http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2008/04/24/awesome/#comment-355 Gerald Ford Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:18:54 +0000 http://level8.wordpress.com/?p=209#comment-355 According to Wikipedia, apparently the temple is administered by a committee comprising of monks from both groups. Tendai Buddhism in general tends to work like a kind of "uber-Buddhism" or "umbrella Buddhism" so they include practices from various other schools under their fold. A Tendai Buddhist I talked to recently said that for example the practice of reciting the nembutsu to Amida Buddha is part of their practice as well. The difference is that in Jodo Shu it is an exclusive practice, while in Tendai it may or may not be part of something larger. Depends on the individual temple I suppose. I have been to another temple, Kaikozan Hasedera, in Kamakura that was also a mix of Tendai and Jodo Shu, so I suppose it happens more than we might think. Yeah, I totally agree that the fact that the monks were respectful of China, but politely took a stand was the best way to go. No need to be harsh or abusive, but not a heel either. According to Wikipedia, apparently the temple is administered by a committee comprising of monks from both groups. Tendai Buddhism in general tends to work like a kind of “uber-Buddhism” or “umbrella Buddhism” so they include practices from various other schools under their fold. A Tendai Buddhist I talked to recently said that for example the practice of reciting the nembutsu to Amida Buddha is part of their practice as well. The difference is that in Jodo Shu it is an exclusive practice, while in Tendai it may or may not be part of something larger. Depends on the individual temple I suppose.

I have been to another temple, Kaikozan Hasedera, in Kamakura that was also a mix of Tendai and Jodo Shu, so I suppose it happens more than we might think.

Yeah, I totally agree that the fact that the monks were respectful of China, but politely took a stand was the best way to go. No need to be harsh or abusive, but not a heel either.

]]> By: tornadoes28 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2008/04/24/awesome/#comment-354 tornadoes28 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:49:30 +0000 http://level8.wordpress.com/?p=209#comment-354 How can it be both a Tendai and Jodoshu temple? I agree with you that it was very refreshing to see the Japanese temple make the statement they did. They did not put down or insult China but very politely stated ther would not participate in the event in support of their Buddhist brothers in Tibet. How can it be both a Tendai and Jodoshu temple?

I agree with you that it was very refreshing to see the Japanese temple make the statement they did. They did not put down or insult China but very politely stated ther would not participate in the event in support of their Buddhist brothers in Tibet.

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