Comments on: The Uguisu, the “Buddhist Bird” http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2010/04/09/the-uguisu-the-buddhist-bird/ My life as a father, Buddhist and Japanophile. Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:44:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Doug http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2010/04/09/the-uguisu-the-buddhist-bird/#comment-3972 Doug Sat, 10 Apr 2010 14:28:18 +0000 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/?p=7432#comment-3972 Ha ha ha, good to know about the Bupposo. Something you said earlier in the first comment reminded me of this passage from the Amitabha Sutra: <em>"Furthermore, Shariputra, in the land of Ultimate Bliss there are various birds of brilliant coloring, such as white egrets, peacocks, parrots, sharikas, kalavinkas, and jivamjivakas. The birds sing six times a day in exquisite voices. Their very singing expresses Amitabha’s teachings, such as the Five Roots of Goodness, the Five Powers, the Seven Factors of Enlightenment, and the Noble Eightfold Path. When the people of the land of Ultimate Bliss hear the bird’s voices, all of their thoughts are dedicated to the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha.</em> Ha ha ha, good to know about the Bupposo. Something you said earlier in the first comment reminded me of this passage from the Amitabha Sutra:

“Furthermore, Shariputra, in the land of Ultimate Bliss there are various birds of brilliant coloring, such as white egrets, peacocks, parrots, sharikas, kalavinkas, and jivamjivakas. The birds sing six times a day in exquisite voices. Their very singing expresses Amitabha’s teachings, such as the Five Roots of Goodness, the Five Powers, the Seven Factors of Enlightenment, and the Noble Eightfold Path. When the people of the land of Ultimate Bliss hear the bird’s voices, all of their thoughts are dedicated to the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha.

]]> By: Stephen http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2010/04/09/the-uguisu-the-buddhist-bird/#comment-3971 Stephen Sat, 10 Apr 2010 11:40:22 +0000 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/?p=7432#comment-3971 I should have mentioned that although 'buppousou' was named was named after the birds cry, it is in fact a different species of bird that makes that call, an owl. Maybe that is the true "Buddha bird", spreading the word but recieving no acclaim. Stephen I should have mentioned that although ‘buppousou’ was named was named after the birds cry, it is in fact a different species of bird that makes that call, an owl.
Maybe that is the true “Buddha bird”, spreading the word but recieving no acclaim.
Stephen

]]> By: Stephen http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2010/04/09/the-uguisu-the-buddhist-bird/#comment-3970 Stephen Sat, 10 Apr 2010 09:49:50 +0000 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/?p=7432#comment-3970 Nice post. There another Buddhist bird in Japan called 'buppousou', which means the Bhudda, the Dharma, the Sangha, and it gets that name because of it's call. Maybe the birds are trying to tell us something... Stephen http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%83%E3%83%9D%E3%82%A6%E3%82%BD%E3%82%A6 Nice post. There another Buddhist bird in Japan called ‘buppousou’, which means the Bhudda, the Dharma, the Sangha, and it gets that name because of it’s call.
Maybe the birds are trying to tell us something…
Stephen
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%83%E3%83%9D%E3%82%A6%E3%82%BD%E3%82%A6

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