Articles in Japanese

The documents are in Shift-JIS, some Kanjis cannot be displayed since they are not in the standard Japanese code table.. You may download these documents to view in your Japanese word processor such as NJStar or JWP (Japanese Word Processor). Demo versions of Twinbridge and NJStar, as well as JWP, are available in the /pub/nihongo directory at ftp.monash.edu.au along with other good Japanese text related programs. To view documents on-line within a Windows environment you will need Netscape 1.1 Beta 3 or 1.1N and a program such as Twinbridge.

Documents from Shin Buddhism Forum in Japanese Niftyserve submitted by generosity of Amida Sutra - The Amida Sutra is a short description of the Pure Land. It is often chanted in funeral services, particularly in Pure Land temples. A short text in one fascicle, it is one of the three major sutras of Pure Land tradition. The text may be found in the Taisho Canon: 12, #366.

Daimuryojukyo - The Larger Pure Land Sutra known in Japanese as Daimuryojukyo [Sutra of the Buddha of Eternal Life-Amitayus (Amida) Buddha] is the basic text for the Pure Land tradition and relates the myth of Amida's becoming Buddha and establishing the Pure Land. It tells the story of the Bodhisattva Dharmakara who renounced his kingdom in order to create a world where all beings could attain enlightenment. The text, like other Sutras has three basic parts, the preface, the main text, and the commissioning for propagation. In this document, we have divided the preface into one section, and the main text into two sections with the commissioning included in the second section. While the original text was in Sanskrit there were several Chinese translations. This translation is Samghavarman. In this offering it is in Japanese translation. The Chinese may be found in the Taisho Canon TT. 12. #360.