Shinran thought that we are all Gensho shojoju, which means we are saved by the Great Vow of Amida Butsu and already destined to go to the Pure Land, so he decided to live in this world illustrating how much his life is filled with joy and happiness derived from the life in the Pure Land. 阿弥陀仏に救われている私であるとして、信一念時に、極楽浄土に往生出来る身に定まった現生正定聚(げんしょうしょうじょうじゅ)の身となり、浄土の功徳を現生に感得し証明しながら生きていくこととした。 |