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TLDR: Professor Aaron Profit discusses the historical and methodological problem of why scholars have ignored the significance of Shin Buddhism, highlighting the unique aspects of Pure Land Buddhism in medieval Japan and the persecution faced by Shinran's followers. 1. 00:00 🧘 Professor Aaron Profit discusses his interest in studying Shin Buddhism, highlighting the historical and methodological problem of why scholars have ignored its significance. 1.1 Aaron Profit, a professor of Japanese studies, discusses his interest in studying Shinran and Shin Buddhism, which is not widely known or studied in the English-speaking world. 1.2 The speaker discusses their interest in Buddhism, particularly in Jodo Shinshu, and the historical and methodological problem of why scholars have ignored Pure Land Buddhism and Jodo Shinshu despite their significance. 2. 02:58 🕉 The speaker found a sense of community and belonging in Jodo Shinshu Buddhism in Japan, leading to an interest in learning more about Shinran and Pure Land Buddhism. 2.1 The speaker encountered different types of Buddhism in the United States and Japan, feeling disconnected from the affluent white audience practicing Buddhism in the US but finding a sense of community and belonging in Japan. 2.2 The speaker was introduced to Jodo Shinshu Buddhism through friends and found it intriguing due to its compatibility with his rough-around-the-edges lifestyle, leading to an interest in learning more about Shinran and Pure Land Buddhism. 3. 05:08 🙏 Pure Land Buddhism is a key part of Mahayana Buddhism, allowing practitioners to visit other Buddha lands and reflecting one's own mind. 3.1 Pure Land Buddhism is a component of Mahayana Buddhism, where practitioners may visit other Buddha lands as they progress along the bodhisattva path. 3.2 Pure Land Buddhism is a fundamental aspect of Mahayana Buddhist cosmology and the path to Buddhahood, with the potential for creating a pure land being a reflection of one's own mind. 4. 06:51 🕊 Pure Land Buddhism in medieval Japan focuses on the Buddha Amitabha and the pure land Sukhavati, with a lay-oriented approach emphasizing universal compassion in Buddhist practice, practiced by both elite scholars and unofficial monks with diverse beliefs about being reborn in a pure land and the central practice being the recitation of the name of the buddha Amitabha. 4.1 Pure Land Buddhism in medieval Japan focused on the Buddha Amitabha and the pure land Sukhavati, with a lay-oriented approach emphasizing universal compassion in Buddhist practice. 4.2 Pure Land Buddhism is practiced by both elite scholars and unofficial monks, with diverse beliefs about being reborn in a pure land, and the central practice being the recitation of the name of the buddha mitaba. 4.3 Namu is a greeting or act of gratitude, Amida is the popular buddha in the pure land path, and in some traditions, Amida comes to save you at the moment of death. 5. 10:36 🕊 Shinran departs from pure land Buddhism in medieval Japan, with some scholars emphasizing differences from his teacher Honen while others see them as related, as Honen believed the Pure Land path was the most effective way to guide people to awakening during a chaotic time in society. 5.1 Shinran draws upon and departs from pure land threads in medieval Japanese Buddhism, with some scholars emphasizing differences from his teacher Honen while others see them as related. 5.2 Different Buddhist practices were being practiced together, but Honen was particularly drawn to the Pure Land path as he believed it was the most effective way to guide people to awakening during a chaotic and tumultuous time in society. 6. 13:16 🙏 Honin emphasized recitation of amitabha's name for rebirth in the pure land, popular among aristocracy but caused concern among elite institutions. 6.1 Honin emphasized the recitation of the name of amitabha as the only effective practice for rebirth in the pure land, recognizing that different people have different capacities and needs for practice. 6.2 Honin's teachings were popular among the aristocracy and ordinary lay Buddhist life was valorized, causing concern among elite institutions. 7. 15:15 🕊 Shinran's followers faced persecution, execution, and exile, with diverse beliefs about rebirth and Shinran's significance in Japanese Buddhist history. 7.1 Shinran's followers were seen as heretics by the government and elite monks, leading to their persecution, execution, and exile. 7.2 Exile during this time was not just a inconvenience, but could be a death sentence without a support system, as aristocrats and scholars had to fend for themselves and learn new skills. 7.3 Holden's disciples had diverse beliefs about rebirth, with some believing in the power of sincerely calling the name of the Buddha and others emphasizing continuous practice, and Shinron is an important figure in Japanese Buddhist history. 8. 18:33 🙏 Shinran studied various forms of Buddhism, had a vision to study with Honen, and took on a unique role as neither monk nor layman. 8.1 Shinran began his training on Mount Hie, an elite institution in Japan, and studied tendai philosophy, kegon philosophy, various forms of meditation, and esoteric rituals. 8.2 Monks engage in rigorous 90-day meditation to ultimately realize the unity of self and Buddha based on the Tendai philosophical view of the three truths. 8.3 Shinran practiced esoteric Buddhism but did not make progress, so he had a vision of the bodhisattva of compassion telling him to study with Honen. 8.4 Shinran married a woman named eshimi, took on a unique role as neither monk nor layman, and was relatively obscure during his lifetime but became important later on.