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. I 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