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 three bodies (aspects) of Amida Buddha - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-three-bodies-aspects-of-amida-buddha.html The relation between the doctrine of the “Two Buddha bodies” and the “Three Buddha bodies” (Trikaya) of Amida Buddha - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-relation-between-doctrine-of-two.html My book - The True Teaching on Amida Buddha and His Pure Land - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2015/09/my-new-book-true-teaching-on-amida.html Don’t use formless Dharmakaya to deny the transcendent manifestation of Amida Buddha - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2021/09/dont-use-formless-dharmakaya-to-deny.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#more Vows explaining the characteristics, the capacities and activities of beings who attained Enlightenment in the Pure Land after being born there - https://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2012/10/vows-related-with-22nd-vow-of-amida.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=6YjVHk4MDfE

The Dharma is the supreme medicine given by the Buddha, the supreme Doctor, and in receiving it we must have the attitude of humble patients whose health and salvation depend totally upon the Doctor’s prescription and proper administration of the medicine. If we are priests or teachers we simply cannot be careless with people’s salvation from birth and death, just like a good pharmacist does not give poison to those who come to him looking for the medicine prescribed by their doctor. As long as we ourselves are not Doctors (Enlighted beings/Buddhas) we should also not change the Medicine (the Dharma), but instead act as the good pharmacist and give to others exactly what the Doctor has prescribed. Truly, Amida Dharma is not our property and in dealing with it, we should act only as transmitters, not creators of the teaching. This is exactly what I am trying to do in this book – to show the true teaching about Amida Buddha and His Pure Land, while also counteracting some of the most spread wrong views of our time. The audio version of this book is the work of my Dharma friend Gansen John Welch from Australia, to whom I am very grateful. You can download it for free in pdf version, at this link, http://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.com/2015/09/my-new-book-true-teaching-on-amida.html You can buy a printed copy here, http://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.ro/2010/12/buddhist-books-for-sale.html Note: Many of the footnotes are not included in the audio version because they are too many, but you can read them in the online (pdf) or printed version. You can make donation here, if you wish to support me and my temple, Amidaji, http://amida-ji-retreat-temple-romania.blogspot.ro/p/donation.html ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eij4UqDpfXY