American Buddhist Study Center

Welcome back, Dharma-friends! Today we begin a new section of Shinran's Jodo Wasan, "Hymns on Benefits in the Present." This section consists of 15 Gathas or hymns, and we will split them up into 3 g...

16 Jul 20217min

Hi Dharma friends! In this episode, we conclude the section "Hymns in Praise of Amida Based on Various Sutras." Next time, I'll start the next group of the Jodo Wasan, "Hymns on Benefits in the Pres...

1 Jul 20218min

Hi Dharma friends! Let's begin the next section of the Jodo Wasan, 'Hymns to Amida Based on Various Sutras (Nine Hymns). I am using the text found in The Collected Works of Shinran Kyoto: Jodo Shins...

25 Jun 20217min

Hey Dharma friends! Welcome to this episode of Weekly Wasan, which contains Five Hymns or Gathas on the Amida Sutra. The Amida Sutra (also known as the Smaller Sutra or the Amida Kyo) is the third o...

18 Jun 20218min

Hi Dharma Friends! With this episode, we conclude the section "On the Contemplation Sutra." These have been quite the tongue twisters - thanks for putting up with my reading. You may wish to read o...

11 Jun 20217min

Hi Dharma friends! In today's episode, we begin the next part of the Jodo Wasan, consisting of nine Gathas or Hymns on The Contemplation Sutra. We cover the first 5 in this episode and will finish t...

4 Jun 20219min

Hi Dharma Friends! With this episode, we conclude the reading of the Jodo Wasan section, "On the Larger Sutra." Next time we will start another group, "On the Contemplation Sutra." I really hope yo...

28 Mai 202110min

Hi Dharma friends, Welcome back to Weekly Wasan! This week we continue with the Jodo Wasan (Hymns of the Pure Land), On the Larger Sutra. If you are enjoying these readings, please select "follow" o...

22 Mai 202110min