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(Language:  Japanese)
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Short Description: Japanese term for transfer of merit traditionally meaning thought was directed from the devotee to the Buddha so as to apply one’s merit toward attaining Enlight­enment.
Long Description: Japanese term for transfer of merit, which in traditional thought was directed from the devotee to the Buddha so as to apply one’s merit toward attaining Enlight­enment. In Shin Buddhism, the direction is changed and Dharmakara-Amida’s merit is turned toward beings to enable them to achieve Enlightenment.
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Source(s): Living in Amida’s Universal Vow: Essays in Shin Buddhism, by Alfred Bloom
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Provided By: Dictionary of Spiritual Terms