Weekly Wasan - Episode 34 - Kōsō Wasan (Hymns of the Pure Land Masters) Tao-ch'o 55-61
Hi Dharma friends! This episode contains all 7 of Shinran's Wasan verses on Master Tao-ch'o, who lived in China 562-645 CE. Master Tao-ch'o is the fourth in Shinran's lineage of Seven Masters. Tao-c...
11 Des 202111min
Weekly Wasan - Episode 33 - Kōsō Wasan (Hymns of the Pure Land Masters) T'an-luan 50-54
Hi Dharma-friends! With this episode, we conclude our traversal of Shinran's 34 Wasan verses on Master T'an-luan, who lived in China 476-562 CE. Master T'an-luan is the great teacher of Other Power o...
3 Des 20218min
Weekly Wasan - Episode 32 - Kōsō Wasan (Hymns of the Pure Land Masters) T'an-luan 45-49
Hi Dharma friends! Today's episode covers 5 more verses written by Shinran Shonin based on the writings of Master T'an-luan, who lived in China (476-542 CE). As you know already, Shinran relies on Mas...
26 Nov 20219min
Weekly Wasan - Episode 31 - Kōsō Wasan (Hymns of the Pure Land Masters) T'an-luan 39-44
Hi Dharma friends, We're continuing with Shinran Shonin's verses on Master T'an-luan of China (476-542 CE). Today we encounter the marvelous image of ice and water - how the ice of our blind passions ...
20 Nov 202110min
Weekly Wasan - Episode 30 - Kōsō Wasan (Hymns of the Pure Land Masters) T'an-luan 33-38
Hi Dharma friends! In this episode, Shinran delves into the nitty-gritty of Master T'an-luan's teaching. We hear about the important concept of Amida's "directing of virtue," which we are told has t...
13 Nov 202110min
Weekly Wasan - Episode 29 - Kōsō Wasan (Hymns of the Pure Land Masters) T'an-luan 27-32
Hi Dharma friends, Welcome back to our reading of Shinran Shonin's verses on Master T'an-luan, the third master in the Jōdo Shinshū lineage. T'an-luan, who lived 476-542 CE in China, is the one who b...
5 Nov 202110min
Weekly Wasan - Episode 28 - Kōsō Wasan (Hymns of the Pure Land Masters) T'an-luan 21-26
Hi Dharma friends! Today we begin the series of Wasan verses written by Shinran Shonin on Master T'an-luan, who lived in China 476-542 CE. Shinran wrote 34 verses based on T'an-luan's writings, rega...
29 Okt 20219min
Weekly Wasan - Kōsō Wasan (Hymns of the Pure Land Masters) - Vasubandhu 16-20
Hi Dharma Friends, This week we cover the five remaining Wasan verses by Shinran on Bodhisattva Vasubandhu. The teachings of Bodhisattva Vasubandhu on "the mind that is single" is central to Shinran'...
23 Okt 20218min
