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The Path of Acceptance - Commentary on Tannisho

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Josho Adrian Cirlea

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from the Forward:

This book is an adaptation of my Dharma talks on “Tannisho – Notes on Lamenting Divergences”, given at Tariki Dojo Craiova during the usual days of practice.

Yuien-bo, the author of Tannisho, warns that this text can be wrongly understood by those who are not ready yet to receive the message of the Primal Vow of Amida Buddha:

“It should not be shown about indiscriminately.”

In the same spirit, Master Rennyo added the following words in the colophon of Tannisho:

“This sacred writing is an important scripture in our tradition. It should not be indiscriminately shown to any who lack past karmic good.”
But today Tannisho has already been translated and printed in many languages, being accessible both to those opened or to those closed to its wonderful teaching. This is why I decided that a commentary is needed, because it matters to me how various parts of it are to be understood by beginners or the general public.

Faith (shinjin) can be awakened in us by Amida Buddha if we listen to his Dharma. By listening to and understanding the content of the teaching with the head, our hearts can become opened and receive faith. Thus, reading, listening, and discussing the sacred texts are extremely important.
The title of this book, “The Path of Acceptance”, comes from the main feeling which arises in me while reading the Tannisho. I feel myself loved and accepted as I am, filled with illusions and blind passions, attachments and limitations. There are no special conditions asked by Amida Buddha so that I can follow this Path. There are no obstacles to prevent me from becoming a Buddha in his Pure Land, once this life is over.

Jodo Shinshu Buddhism is the path of acceptance, the gate through which all spiritual losers can enter. When you are 100% convinced that you cannot attain Buddhahood in this life, then you are ready for the Jodo Shinshu path. As long as you still harbor in your mind the smallest thought of personal merit or “maybe I can” kind of thinking, you cannot see and enter the Dharma gate of birth in Amida Buddha’s Pure Land.

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122 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

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About the author

Josho Adrian Cirlea

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Buddhist priest in Jodo Shinshu tradition. Representative of Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Community in Romania and Amidaji temple.

Received tokudo (priest ordination) in 2003; founded Tariki Dojo Craiova in 2004; founded Tariki Dojo Bucharest in 2010; author of The Path of Acceptance - Commentary on Tannisho (English and Romanian), Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Teachings (English and Romanian, The 48 Vows of Amida Buddha (English, Spanish, Romanian)and The True Teaching on Amida Buddha and His Pure Land (English, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian), The Four Profound Thoughts Which Turn the Mind Towards Amida Dharma (English, Spanish), The Meaning of Faith and Nembutsu in Jodo Shinshu Buddhism (English, Spanish, Romanian), Commentary on the Sutra on the Buddha of Infinite Life (English), translator of Jodo Shinshu Buddhist texts in Romanian (Tannisho, Gobunsho, Mattosho, etc)

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