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 | In the religion of nenbutsu, though, the satori attained is spoken of as salvation. |
| The salvation of the nenbutsu is thus the salvation of the Teaching. |
| If we inquire as to how the congregation of nenbutsu ought to be organized, it is clear that the Shinshu institution presently possesses an organizational structure that differs little from that of the religion of prayer; it is a formulation similar especially to that of a State with a monarch. |
| Wisdom Books - books on buddhism and buddhist subjects (2522 words) |
| Religious associations were also known in medieval Japan, and Jacqueline Stone begins her study of the practice of reciting nenbutsu at the time of death with a discussion of the Samadhi Assembly of Twenty-Five established on Mt. Hiei in 986. |
| Nenbutsu recitation at the time of death is often noted in passing as having been rejected by Honen, but Stone gives us an understanding of both the practices themselves and the logics that motivated them. |
| Nenbutsu practices within Japanese esoteric Buddhism, or secret nenbutsu, constitute a fourth form, and this is where Sanford locates Kakuban. |
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