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Snyder was drawing from Indigenous perspectives when he said this, but it also reflects Jodo Shinshu and much of the Mahayana for that matter. For Shinran the Pure Land is contact with nirvana, where we are transformed into helpful bodhisattvas. The animals of the Pure Land preach the Dharma for all

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Bhikkhu Bodhi, one of Buddhism’s leading activists and scholars, says there are four steps we need to take to resist Trumpism.

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March 8: Berkeley Buddhist Temple, Mountain View Buddhist Temple, and Buddhist Temple of Oakland present "Meeting the Moment: Report Back from Palestine with Rev. Yoshi and Navigating Our Spiritual Obligation Toward Collective Liberation." #Buddhism #engagedbuddhism #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism

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It's not just the American and Canadian Jodo Shinshu temples that actively support LGBTQ+ people and inclusion. Here is the Brazilian Templo Nambei Honganji Brasil Betsuin (in São Paulo), displaying the Progress Pride flag #Buddhism #Buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #engagedbuddhism #lgbtq #queer

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This afternoon the team at Midwest Buddhist Temple in Chicago made and delivered 325 sandwich bags for Sarah’s Circle, North Side Housing for Men, Ewing Annex Men’s Hotel, and a tent encampment near Kinzie and Des Plaines. #buddhism #engagedbuddhism #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #homeless #unhoused

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Yesterday the Buddhist Church of San Francisco cosponsored Reaffirming Sanctuary. The event included a vigil, procession, and press conference to affirm the value of sanctuary for immigrants and others as a sacred tradition #buddhism #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #engagedbuddhism #immigration #migrants

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"As an organization, the AAS stands with its transgender students and members and decries attempts to dehumanize or stigmatize them in any fashion." https://buff.ly/4b8M3Jo

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March 2025 Pure Land retreat at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, in Massachusetts. Cost is $129-209/night, depending on your level of subsidization. Additional financial assistance is available. #buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism www.buddhistinquiry.org/classes/2025...

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This interview is fantastic! Great stuff, thank you @buddhistdoor.bsky.social. Check it out for a mature, experienced perspective on moving Buddhist cultures toward greater compassion and inclusivity. #Buddhism #engagedbuddhism #trans #lgbtq #buddhist #feminist www.buddhistdoor.net/features/eng...

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Spot on from @chrismurphyct.bsky.social

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Worth a re-post #EngagedBuddhism #Buddhism #Liberation

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The Young Buddhist Association of Ekoji Buddhist Temple, a Pure Land temple in northern Virginia, released a statement for #blackhistorymonth. They included a list of 30 Black Buddhist teachers whom they expressed gratitude for. #buddhist #buddhist #engagedbuddhism #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #blm

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Jews are an important part of the religious resistance to Trump. 88 Jewish groups from a spectrum of denominations signed a letter decrying his attacks on immigrants. #politics #religion #trump #immigration #judaism religionnews.com/2025/01/27/i...

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Buddhists Learning from the Black Community: on Feb 19, 1969 local NAACP leader Virna Canson educated the Buddhist Churches of America about challenges faced by Black people in America. #blackhistorymonth #buddhism #buddhist #engagedbuddhism #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #naacp

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@vanessarsasson.bsky.social here is a starter pack of Buddhist studies peeps to get ya started go.bsky.app/VQ843Yv

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The religious resistance to Trump keeps building. Bishop Budde's alma mater Virginia Theological Seminary came under fire to repudiate her, but instead made a statement of support. "To ask a President to be merciful is in the tradition of the prophets" #religion #politics www.msn.com/en-us/societ...

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Religious resistance to Trump includes direct aid. UCC minister Rev. Jasmine Beach-Ferrara leads the Campaign for Southern Equality. CSE's Trans Youth Emergency Program has increased its grants to families traveling to seek gender-affirming care. #politics #religion #lgbtq southernequality.org/tyep/

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"Like Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, can we be brave? Can we open ourselves up and see the connections between us, like we do with the stars?"

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The religious resistance to Trump isn't just sermons and statements. For example, Quakers are suing Homeland Security over draconian anti-immigrant policies. #religion #politics #ICE #immigration www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

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Read this outstanding long thread for deep context of the growing religious resistance to Trump’s agenda. #politics #religion

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Religious resistance to Trump continues. On Sunday Rev. Blayne Higa of Kona Hongwanji devoted his Dharma talk to solidarity w/Episcopal bishop Mariann Budde. "I am grateful for Bishop Budde’s bravery and stand with her as a Buddhist priest" #politics #engagedbuddhism www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcAV...

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It is very easy to switch from Google to DuckDuckGo, and your data won't be stolen by a mega-corporation. Just search for DuckDuckGo and follow the directions to make it your default search engine. #Amazon #DuckDuckGo #GulfofMexico

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Religious sources continue to be one of the strongest public voices of pushback against the Trump attacks on immigrants. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a direct retort to Trump's canceling of the protected areas guidance. www.usccb.org/news/2025/hu... #religion #politics #immigration

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Sign up for this great talk on 2/1 at 2 PM (EST) on Mary Mikahala Robinson Foster, "a 19th Century native Hawaiian Buddhist, global philanthropist, and social activist." www.ambuddhist.org/trailblazers

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