This idea of "it is buddha-nature that acts through you rather than you achieving bodhi" is so fascinating to me. This emphasis on humility in Shinran's thought looks incredibly similar to the christian view.

The idea of "faith as confidence not caused by yourself but by Buddha reality" is also incredibly similar to "faith as a god-given virtue" in christianity (more specifically catholicism, don't know how accurately it describes other denominations)

I'm so happy I found this channel here! Very very interesting, the past year I found your article on lionsroar and I found it very very interesting. Here in Italy it's very hard to find texts about the Pure Land buddhism: basically asian people like chinese who lives here practice on a parallel way while locals are in to Zen and Vajrayana, but they never meet.

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This has similarity with Zen in one sense because its practitioner's satori whether by meditation or Shikantaza or Koan practice happens naturally borne not out of their effort (e.g., koan or meditation) but random arising when they relax. Likewise, with Shinran, faith in Amitabha arises not out of chanting but by the grace of the Buddha.

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TLDR: Shinran's redefinition of Mahayana pure land mythos and emphasis on natural arising of nembutsu through gratitude and honesty led to the establishment of the Jodo Shinshu school of Japanese Buddhism. 1. 00:00 🕊 Shinran's wife and daughter supported his ministry and spread his unique approach to Buddhism, leading to the establishment of the Jodo Shinshu school of Japanese Buddhism. 1.1 Shinran's wife Eshini played a crucial role in supporting his ministry and her letters provide insight into her understanding of the pure land path and Shinran's role. 1.2 Shinran's wife and daughter played important roles in spreading his unique approach to Buddhism, and the school of Japanese Buddhism often associated with Shinran is called Jodo Shinshu. 2. 02:07 🕊 Jodo Shinshu, as understood by Shinran, represents the essence of the pure land path within Mahayana Buddhism. 2.1 The word "jodo" means "pure land" and the term "sheen" means "true and real". 2.2 Jodo Shinshu, as understood by Shinran, means the essence of the pure land path within the broader umbrella of Mahayana Buddhism. 3. 03:59 🕊 Shinran redefines Mahayana pure land mythos and challenges the mechanistic view of nembutsu practice in his magnum opus, the Kyogyoshinsho. 3.1 Shinran redefines key features of the Mahayana pure land mythos, making Shin Buddhism its own distinct practice. 3.2 Shinran's magnum opus, the Kyogyoshinsho, contains unique interpretations of key texts and challenges the mechanistic view of the nembutsu practice in Pure Land Buddhism. 4. 06:09 🙏 Chanting the nimbutsu arises naturally through the power of buddha reality, Shinran emphasized gratitude and was skeptical of self-power-based practice. 4.1 Chanting the nimbutsu is not a mechanistic practice, but rather something that arises naturally within oneself through the power of buddha reality. 4.2 Shinran emphasized the act of reciting the name as an act of gratitude and was skeptical of self-power-based practice, as some people believe that even a virtuous person can attain rebirth in the pure land. 5. 08:38 🕉 Shinran emphasizes honesty about one's flawed nature and allowing nembutsu to arise naturally, drawing upon orthodox Mahayana ideals and using the term xinjin, often translated as faith, entrusting, confidence, or awakening. 5.1 Shinran emphasizes the importance of being honest about one's flawed nature and allowing the nembutsu to arise naturally, rather than striving for lofty goals. 5.2 Shinshu is often described as the Buddhism of faith, with Shinran drawing upon orthodox Mahayana ideals and using the term xinjin, which is often translated as faith, entrusting, confidence, or awakening. 6. 11:03 🕉 Realizing our flawed nature embraced by Buddha, with xinjing's dynamic aspects, leads to encountering nirvana and the mind of buddha working within us for awakening. 6.1 Realizing one's true nature as both flawed and embraced by Buddha, with two dynamic aspects of xinjing interrelated. 6.2 We are stuck in a realm of ignorant clinging, but by being oriented towards that which is beyond cyclical suffering, we can encounter nirvana, often symbolized by Amitabh Buddha in Mahayana systems. 6.3 There are two ways of thinking about the mind of beings relying on the buddha and the mind of buddha being active within beings, with some traditions emphasizing the need for recognition and experience of buddha working within you before achieving awakening in the next life, while others see the moment of awakening as equivalent to being in the pure land. 7. 14:04 🤔 Faith in Buddhism is not about agreeing to a proposition, but about experiencing something and having confidence in it, which is given by buddha reality and beyond human effort. 8. 15:35 🕊 Shinran critiques ego-driven approach to Buddhist practice, emphasizing the concept of "jinan" in Jodo Shinshu Buddhism as the natural arising of truth. 8.1 Bringing ego-driven approach to Buddhist practice is critiqued by Shinran, as it hinders the experience of shinjin. 8.2 The concept of "jinan" in Jodo Shinshu Buddhism is the natural arising of truth and encompasses the experience of xinjin and the practice of nimbu.