Author: Matsunami Tetsuji
The author, a priest of a Jodo sect temple, explores this fundamental human question through a variety of subjects in this work. The Buddha, believing that "humans simply exist," never mentioned the idea of an afterlife. Discussion without empirical evidence would be pointless, so he deliberately avoided it. Leaving the world of Buddhism and looking at it from an outsider's perspective, the author arrives at a unique and novel perspective: "The Pure Land is sustained by the drama of three people: those who depart, those who see them off, and those who watch over them." He explains this perspective in an easy-to-understand way for modern people (the vast majority of ordinary people) with a strong scientific mindset. He concludes by deriving the teaching that, rather than saying "goodbye," we should instead promise "we'll meet again."
The author, a priest of a Jodo sect temple, explores this fundamental human question through a variety of subjects in this work. The Buddha, believing that "humans simply exist," never mentioned the idea of an afterlife. Discussion without empirical evidence would be pointless, so he deliberately avoided it. Leaving the world of Buddhism and looking at it from an outsider's perspective, the author arrives at a unique and novel perspective: "The Pure Land is sustained by the drama of three people: those who depart, those who see them off, and those who watch over them." He explains this perspective in an easy-to-understand way for modern people (the vast majority of ordinary people) with a strong scientific mindset. He concludes by deriving the teaching that, rather than saying "goodbye," we should instead promise "we'll meet again."
Released 25/11/10
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