RLG100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Upaya, Rinzai School, Nianfo
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All traditional chinese schools are transported with japan, there were tweaked a little. Pure land: structured around one scripture, we cannot manage on our own, we need the upaya, the body of bliss; other realms where it"s easy to practice (the pure lands) The buddha that protects and directs the pure lands in the amitabha buddha. Look to other power and they believe they require assistance. Devotion to buddha comes from recitation of his name, you need great faith nembutsu. Complete devotion requires completely eliminating all aspects of the self, the i . Ch"an/zen buddhism: meditation, traced back to the famous monk, bodhidharma who meditated for nine years straight and achieve enlightenment. Look to anecdotes for inspiration: when asked about this enlightenment, buddha just smiled and held up a flower. A clean mind with no dissatisfaction and suffering, you will find your buddhanature.
