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Reflections on the Betsuin Vision Statement

K. Ken Fujimoto

“To learn and to share the Jodo Shinshu understanding of the Three Treasures – Buddha, Dharma and Sangha”

The statement above is the new vision statement for our Betsuin. Though it is new to us as a temple, it is actually a restatement of the traditional basis for religious education in Jodo Shinshu, jishin kyonin shin (?????), which is generally translated as “to have faith and to teach others faith” (more detail ...