A Buddhist rant?

 

Another post from Doug´s blog "Gleanings in Buddha-fields". Confirms my impression that there is a lot of sectarianism in the Pure Land Buddhist milieu. Especially the Japanese version, although I´ve seen Chinese sectarian content, too, on YouTube. 

I wonder if the sectarian approach and "easy salvation" is what attracts some Americans to this form of the Dharma? You know, evangelicalism, cough cough. In just find it tiresome. Extremely tiresome, actually.

Apparently, Doug is an ex-supporter of Jodo Shinshu but is now a Tendai hang-around. In case you must know.   

There is more to Pure Land Buddhism than just the nembutsu