Saturday, August 1, 2015

From the gym

Buddhism to help more people

There are more people that are tyring to change Funeral Buddhism to more practically helpful Buddhism. Unlike Edo-era, it is not a mandatory that every family has to tie together with a certain temple any more. People have a right to choose the temple that really helps them.


There are some people that got into Buddhism, not through Japanese Buddhism, but from the preach or books of Dalai Lama's. His thoughts, Tibet Buddhism, are closer to the original Buddhism of Old India. His words are consistent and thoughtful. A lot of people are impressed by his words.


Japanese Buddhism might be at the point where to look around and make a move. Maybe trying to get the original style back, even gradually, might make Japanese Buddhism more attractive and helpful for a lot more people.