Thank you for watching! Please click like and subscribe! Click here if you wish to become a patron or make a donation to support my Dharma work. Any little help is appreciated and very much needed - http://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/p/donation.html Useful articles mentioned in the video: Why Amidaji – the testimony of a member who re-enters our Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Sangha (video) - https://youtu.be/z8nWhtcIJKo Never say Amida Buddha is the same with the "god" of monotheists or with any other divine figure outside the Buddha Dharma - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2018/10/never-equate-amida-buddha-with-god-of.html The eight elements of faith (short version) - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2020/03/amida-dharma-fasicle-5-eight-elements.html The eight elements of faith (longer version) - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2016/10/some-elements-of-genuine-faith-shinjin.html The eight precepts of faith - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2020/03/amida-dharma-6-eight-precepts-of-faith.html Ryogemon - Profession of Faith (short explanation and commentary) - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2011/01/ryogemon-profession-of-faith-short.html Simple Teachings on Emptiness and Buddha Nature (book) - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2020/08/new-book-simple-teachings-on-emptiness.html An example of the false teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2019/12/an-example-of-false-teachings-of-thich.html The Nembutsu liturgy of Amidaji temple (final version) - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2018/11/simple-nembutsu-service-from-amidaji.html Pure Land as a state of consciousness or a real place? - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2016/03/pure-land-as-state-of-consciousness-or.html On Amidaji branch of Jodo Shinshu and its relation with Nishi Hongwanji - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2020/09/on-amidaji-branch-of-jodo-shinshu-and.html#more The Three Refuges in Jodo Shinshu Buddhism - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-three-refuges-in-jodo-shinshu.html Jesus was NOT a Bodhisattva nor a Buddhist monk - https://youtu.be/CskY_bIcA_Y Click here if you want to know about Amidaji temple - http://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/p/about-me.html Click here if you want to read my autobiography - http://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-path-between-thorns-my-spiritual.html Click here to download my books for free - http://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/p/the-true-teaching-on-amida-buddha-and.html These are all the social platforms where you can find me: Facebook account - https://www.facebook.com/joshoadrian333 (main account) Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/Josho.Adrian.Cirlea Amidaji Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/amidaji MeWe - https://mewe.com/i/joshoadriancirlea1 Minds - https://www.minds.com/josho VK (Russian platform) - https://vk.com/josho Telegram - https://t.me/amidaji Gab - https://gab.com/Josho Twitter - https://twitter.com/RCirlea Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/JoshoAdrianCirlea Odysee - (a backup channel for all my videos), https://odysee.com/@JoshoAdrianCirlea:8 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-DnaycPLXE

This presentation and discussion is part of the “Topics of examination for those who want to become lay teachers or monks and nuns in Amidaji branch of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism”. Kosho Arana, the main speaker here, is a candidate for monkhood (priesthood). By listening to all the videos in the playlist related with the examinations you will acquire very good knowledge of the general Buddhist teaching and the specific Jodo Shinshu doctrines. As you can see in these videos, Amidaji has well prepared members and it’s a team work, with people capable to continue our Dharma mission to spread the true, orthodox Jodo Shinshu Buddhist teaching. Useful links related with this video teaching: Topics of examination for those who want to become lay teachers or monks and nuns in Amidaji branch of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2021/08/topics-of-examination-for-those-who.html The karmic situation of beings who have no aspiration for Enlightenment and Shakyamuni’s encouragement to do good in daily life and wish to be born in the Pure Land – commentary on sections 31 - 40 (PART I) of the Larger Sutra - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-karmic-situation-of-beings-who-have.html The karmic situation of beings who have no aspiration for Enlightenment and Shakyamuni’s encouragement to do good in daily life and wish to be born in the Pure Land – commentary on sections 31 - 40 (PART II) of the Larger Sutra - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-karmic-situation-of-beings-who-have_10.html The Alaya (storehouse) consciousness and faith in Amida Buddha - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2011/12/alaya-storehouse-consciousness-and.html The so called “exclusion” in the Primal Vow: „excluded are those who commit the five grave offenses and those who slander the right Dharma." - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2007/10/exclusion-in-eighteenth-vow.html A collection of passages on the true meaning of birth in the Pure Land of Amida Buddha - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2015/09/a-collection-of-passages-on-true.html Birth in the borderland of the Pure Land - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2018/05/birth-in-borderland-of-pure-land.html Samsara is suffering - description and contemplation of the suffering of the six realms of samsaric existence - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-six-realms-of-samsaric-existence.html Click here if you wish to become a patron or make a donation to support my Dharma work. Any little help is appreciated and very much needed - http://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/p/donation.html Click here if you want to know about Amidaji temple - http://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/p/about-me.html Click here if you want to read my autobiography - http://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-path-between-thorns-my-spiritual.html Click here to download my books for free - http://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/p/the-true-teaching-on-amida-buddha-and.html These are all the social platforms where you can find me: Facebook account - https://www.facebook.com/joshoadrian333 (main account) Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/Josho.Adrian.Cirlea Amidaji Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/amidaji MeWe - https://mewe.com/i/joshoadriancirlea1 Minds - https://www.minds.com/josho VK (Russian platform) - https://vk.com/josho Telegram - https://t.me/amidaji Gab - https://gab.com/Josho Twitter - https://twitter.com/RCirlea Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/JoshoAdrianCirlea Odysee - (a backup channel for all my videos), https://odysee.com/@JoshoAdrianCirlea:8 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNU9yInairc