The Original Vow Appears in Chanting the Name of the Tathāgata: What is Self-benefitting and Benefitting Others in Jōdo Shinshū?

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  • 如來の本願、称名に顕る――浄土真宗における自利利他とは何か――
  • ジョ來 ノ ホンガン 、 ショウミョウ ニ ケンル : ジョウド シンシュウ ニ オケル ジリ リタ トワ ナニ カ

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<p>What is self-benefitting and benefitting others in Jōdo Shinshū 浄土真宗? In Jōdo Shinshū, which is based on the merit transference of the power of the Original Vow, self-benefitting and benefitting others can be said to be part of the role of Hōzō Bosatsu 法蔵菩薩, the bodhisattva who became Amida Buddha. However, how can we actually become conscious of the functioning of this vow in the world? This question will be considered in light of the fact that when discussing “practice” in the Jōdo monrui jushō 浄土文類聚鈔, Shinran says that “there are two aspects to the merit transference of the power of the Original Vow.” This paper argues that while the two types of merit transference by the Tathāgata described in the Kyōgyōshinshō 教行信証 are the basis, in terms of actual practice, this functions in the world through the calling of name, where the two aspects of going forth and returning are both realized.</p>

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