WELCOME
This weblog includes both formal material about Amida-shu and also news and events. You can find your way around by using the "categories" or "recent posts" listings in the side panel. Amida-shu exists in association with the Amida Trust.
To access all other Amida sites, see: Amida Home Page.
To check current Amida news and information, see: Amida Network.
For forthcoming events see: Amida Events.
To visit or stay see: The Buddhist House or Amida France
To participate, join Amida-kai.
This weblog commenced in August 2006. News prior to this date is not included.
Amida-shu exists to bring Pureland Buddhism to the contemporary world in a manner that is both spiritually profound and socially relevant. Welcome to our sangha. We train people for and support them in ministry, chaplaincy, religious vocations, committed lay life, volunteer involvement and simple interest in the wonderful teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha, especially as those teachings have come down to us through the Pureland tradition.
The Pureland tradition comes to us via such great teachers in Buddhist history as Nagarjuna (1st century), Vasubandhu (4th century), Hui Yuan (334-416), Shan Tao (613-681), Honen (1133-1212) and their many great disciples.
Amida-shu has temples in UK, France, India and Hawaii and also members in Canada, Zambia, and Israel as well as students in many parts of the world. The home base is at
The Buddhist House,
12 Coventry Road,
Narborough LE19 2GR,
UK
Telpehone: +44(0)116.2867476
E-mail: amida@amidatrust.com
Within the Amida-shu is the Amida Order. News of the Amida Order appears in these pages. This weblog, therefore, supercedes the previous Amida Order weblog. The head of the Amida Prder is Dharmavidya David Brazier. You can read his Pastoral Letters. He also has a personal weblog. Amida-shu and the Amida Order have a constitution called Provisions for Structure, Continuity and Governance which includes criteria and procedures for admissions, policy making, consultation, complaints, amendment, succession and all matters to do with the formal affairs of the Order and School.
The style of Amida-shu is a mixture of formal and informal. If you want to discover a warm and welcoming sangha you will certainly find one here. Amida-shu is deeply involved in the engaged social action work of the Amida Trust and Amida centres are hubs of both spiritual and practical activity. First and foremost, however, we are a religious communion, supporting one another in the spiritual life in a multitude of settings ranging from the fully contemplative to the completely engaged. Welcome.
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