{"content":[{"text":"violent conflicts. On the individual level as well, under the pretext of self-effort and self- \n accountability, people’s sense of beneficial coexistence is diminishing and being disregarded, causing \n the feelings of loneliness and isolation to spread. Thus, what prevails in the contemporary world is a \n sense of despair that drives us to self-destruction. Under such circumstances, it is the responsibility \n and obligation of every religious leader and organization to bring that inclination to a halt and turn it \n in the opposite direction, toward building a harmonious society. However, traditional religious orders \n not only in Japan, but also in many other places in the world, have not been able to fully respond to \n people’s needs. Unfortunately, we are seeing many followers distancing themselves from those \n religions. \n In light of this situation, it is now more than ever imperative that we recognize our \n responsibility as a community of Nembutsu followers who endeavor to walk in harmony with \n everyone by upholding the fundamental concepts of the Buddha Dharma, and strive for the realization \n of a society in which everyone can live a life of spiritual fulfillment. \n Now we would like to conclude this message with the following words of Shinran Shonin, \n “May there be peace in the world, and may the Buddha’s teaching spread.” Keeping this in our minds, \n let us move forward steadily to fulfill our responsibility.","bbox":{"left":0.095142,"top":0.070252,"width":0.810227,"height":0.33653900000000003}},{"text":"August 2019","bbox":{"left":0.095142,"top":0.433766,"width":0.103387,"height":0.01578400000000002}},{"text":"Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha Buddhist organization \n Ryukokuzan Hongwanji","bbox":{"left":0.492928,"top":0.476526,"width":0.41178600000000004,"height":0.037163999999999975}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}