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Invocation of Amida's Name While Visualizing His Body and Circumam-Buiating His Image
Invocation of Amida's Name While Visualizing His Body and Circumam-Buiating His Image
It is a
section or school of pure land Buddhism that was founded by Venerable
Hōnen in the twelfth century, during the period of Kamakura (1185-
1333). Jōdoshū, the independent school was devoted to Amida (Skt.
Amitābha) Buddha. The main method was nembutsu (recitation of the
name Amitābha Buddha), Sole reliance of Buddha Amitābha that refers
to focuses on the power of Amitābha Buddha. Although there were other
schools before, Buddhism became popular through Jōdoshū in Japan and
later it became the culture of the nation.
The three-person, Eikū, Ryōnin, and Genshin (942-1017) was the master
before established the Jōdoshū. They had different kinds of methods
besides nembutsu but the same practice to reborn in Pure Land. like,
Invocation of Amida’s name while visualizing his body and
circumam-buiating his image.