RELG 253 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Jiriki, Arhat, Evile
23 Jan 2016
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O for saint and sages: for the foolish and ignorant. Nembutsu/nien-fo: as meditation, as chanting the name. Three faiths: sincere faith, deep faith (awareness of evil karma, faith that dedicates merit towards rebirth. The pure land path: repentance ( i have done evil , we are all guilty of the five grave sins loosen the definition of the 5 grave sins. 1. the higher degree of repentance is to shed blood from pores of the body and from the eyes. The exclusion clause: the 18th vow excusion clause, amida"s grave saves all. Excluded only are those who have committed the five grave sins and those who have abused the true dharma. (the exclusion clause) Except for those who have committed the five. Even including those who have committed the. Five grave sins (shan-tao), buddha"s compassion is universal. Especially those who have committed the five.
