Eighty-four Thousand Dharma ()

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Short Description: Symbolic term for the infinity of Buddha’s teachings.

Long Description: Symbolic term for the infinity of Buddha’s teachings; signifies that there is a teaching for every condition of being. For Shinran, it meant the provisional teachings of the Sage Path of self-power that lead to true entrusting in Amida’s Vow.

Sources: The Essential Shinran: A Buddhist Path of True Entrusting