The Nianfo (Chinese: 念佛; pinyin: niànfó), alternatively in Japanese as 念仏 (ねんぶつ, nenbutsu), Korean: 염불; RR: yeombul, or in Vietnamese: niệm Phật, is a...
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Pure Land Buddhism (section Nianfo)
as simply a Buddhist who practiced nianfo. Huiyan did praise nianfo, and he is recorded as saying that "the nianfo samadhi is preeminent for height of...
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Zen (section Nianfo chan)
practice of nianfo based on the phrase Nāmó Āmítuófó (Homage to Amitabha) is a widely practiced form of Zen meditation which came to be known as "Nianfo Chan"...
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mentally repeating a phrase (which could be a koan, a mantra, a huatou or nianfo) and a kind of open monitoring in which one is aware of whatever comes to...
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Mahāsthāmaprāpta tells of how he gained enlightenment through the practice of nianfo, or continuous pure mindfulness of Amitābha, to obtain samādhi. In the Amitayurdhyana...
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external to oneself. Nianfo on the level of the ultimate principle refers to reciting nianfo while knowing it as mind-only (cittamatra). Nianfo practice on the...
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teaching of rebirth in the pure land of Amitābha through the nembutsu (Chinese nianfo) or "recitation of the Buddha's name". Hōnen gathered a wide array of followers...
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path practice of nianfo. Peng became a vegetarian at twenty nine and also established a practice center for the practice of nianfo. At the age of thirty-four...
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with benefits said to be available merely by thinking about his name with Nianfo practice. He is thus hailed as "King of Buddhas" through such skillful compassion...
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Land Buddhism that focuses on the ritual recitation of the Nembutsu (or Nianfo), the name of the Amitabha Buddha. Followers believe this recitation benefits...
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Yinguang promoted traditional Pure Land practices, such as reciting the nianfo, in a way that resonated with modern society. Yinguang was born in 1861...
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in Chinese Chan is using the nianfo (repetition of Amitabha Buddha's name) as a gōng'àn practice. This method of "Nianfo Chan" (念佛禪) was promoted in the...
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dharani is used as Yaoshi's short form mantra. Furthermore, much like the nianfo path of Amitabha, the name of Yaoshi is also recited for the benefit of...
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practice of reciting the nianfo works in either context, Zhuhong wrote, since a literal interpretation of reciting the nianfo would lead one to be reborn...
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tormented by pain to do so, so the good teacher then advises him to repeat nianfo ten times. Because he calls the Buddha's name, with each repetition, the...
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vow Bodhisattva Precepts Shikantaza Sesshin Dhāraṇī Walking meditation Nianfo Chan Koan Hua Tou Samu (Zen) Ōryōki Prostration (Buddhism) Buddhist chant...
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Shinran. This recitation of the nianfo can be done individually or in group chanting sessions at temples or "nianfo halls" Nevertheless, visualization...
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