SHIN BUDDHIST

—Magazine of Shin Buddhists―

No. 11

September 2016

CONTENTS

i Editorial

iii Frontispiece (a wasan)

v A Reflection on the Wasan:

Take Refuge in the Vast Assembly

Kanjo ASUKA, Japan

I. In Remembrance of Shaku Myoshin Friedrich FENZL

1 < Pictures of the Memorials>

5 Shaku Myoshin Friedrich Fenzl (1932-2014)

—Biography and Messages—

7 Takao AOYAMA, Germany

11 Jan Marc NOTTELMANN-FEIL, Germany

15 Kurt KRAMMER, Austria

II. The 16th European Shin Buddhist Conference & the 11th European Branch Conference of the International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies (IASBS)

EKŌ-Haus, Düsseldorf, Germany

August 31 - September 2, 2012

22 < Conference Photos >

23 < Conference Program >

Presentations:

29 The Importance of Establishing a European Community of Nembutsu Followers in Europe

Joshin KAMURO, Japan

37 “I CAN'T, WE CAN!” A Pluralistic Approach to Spiritual Life in the Framework of Shin Buddhism

Marcus CUMBERLEGE, Belgium

45 Grounded in Faith: Psychotherapy and Pureland

Caroline BRAZIER, UK

61 Sangha, Dharma Friends and Social Media

Diane DUNN, USA

69 Rennyo Shonin on Sangha—What Can We Learn from Him?

Fritz BOT, Belgium

83 The Meaning of the Three Refuges in Jodo Shinshu

Adrian CÎRLEA, Romania

89 The Sangha’s Influence on My Life

Marta DUSZA and Peter STEFANIUK, Poland

95 Shin Buddhist Awakening of Faith, Encounter and Sangha

Taira SATO, UK

115 Dilemmas of the Sangha

Toshikazu ARAI, Japan

131 What Makes Sangha a “Sangha”

Fons MARTENS, Belgium

III. The17th European Shin Buddhist Conference & the 12th European Branch Conference of the International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies (IASBS)

Southampton Solent Univ.Conference Ctr., Southampton, U.K. September 1- 4, 2014

142 < Conference Photos >

143 < Conference Report >

Enrique GALVÁN-ÁLVAREZ, UK

Presentations:

151 The Alchemy of Infinite Light

Jim PYM, UK

157 The Power of Gratitude

Ilona EVERS, Germany

167 Amida’s Pure Land, My Heaven on Earth—Here and Now—

Günter PETERS, Germany

175 The Name and the Light as Our Compassionate Father and Mother: Jodo Shinshu in Daily Life, Living in Two Worlds

Iulia DINCA, Romania

191 Namandabu Anytime Anywhere

Nobuyuki KASHIWAHARA, Japan

201 Nembutsu Poetry and Daily Life

Marcus CUMBERLEGE, Belgium

IV. Essay

213 Jodo Shinshu: The Supreme Teaching for the Present Age

John PARASKEVOPOULOS, Australia