Dear Harada Roshi I am a practicing Catholic and also practice zazen in the Rinzai tradition. I have felt a strong desire to manifest both Christianity and Buddhist practice in my life. I would like to work towards receiving Jukai. How does one believe in Christ and follow the the Buddha?

September 12, 2015, 1:09 am

Whether you can believe or not, that is up to you. It is possible to believe in Christ and in the Buddha. Receiving Jukai is about becoming a direct student of the Buddha. If you can say, that you trust in the Buddha for two years, then you can receive Jukai.

Dear Harada Roshi I am a practicing Catholic and also practice zazen in the Rinzai tradition. I have felt a strong desire to manifest both Christianity and Buddhist practice in my life. I would like to work towards receiving Jukai. How does one believe in Christ and follow the the Buddha?

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