The Shin Sect of Buddhism
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In this episode we discuss D.T. Suzuki's longest single essay on Jodo Shinshu Buddhism in English from his Selected Essays: Volume II. The essay is entitled 'The Shin Sect of Buddhism'. Among his primary characterisations of Shin Buddhism, Suzuki proposes that Amida symbolises a dimension or volition that transcends our ordinary karma. He also makes some comparisons between Shin and Christianity.
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