Dear Trock: In an attempt to answer your questions I will offer you a series of analogies: The 33 Gods are the Vedas Brahma is the conclusion of the Vedas...
Hi Atta, So sorry to keep you waiting. I am in a tight work schedule, still am. First, let me explain 'Hokkekyo'. In fact DK already pointed out that...
Honestly speaking, I am totally pissed off by constant sectarian views or comments. I think we need to go beyond the sutras or text and start thinking using...
Hi Dhammist: First let me suggest that if you are 'totally pissed off' you need to regain your composure and equilibrium. Rather than letting your boat rock,...
Hi Youz, I wonder if the lack of participation by other Buddhist groups might have something to do with their outlook on the Dharma. If one does not feel that...
Hi Shawn: Perhaps you are right to a certain extent, but there certainly are more ways to engage in dialogue about Buddhism other than defending sectarian...
Hello, The Buddha's teaching is often called the middle way as it is not too extreme at both sides. Not too hard and not too soft. Just nice. Right in the...
Hi There, Count me as well...not that it needs my support. :) When I first read the Lotus Sutra, what hit me most profoundly was what I observed to be the...
I agree - let's change course. Regarding the middle way: I like DK's description in the explanation of 'Ways & Means' (Hoben): "being completely free of the...
Hi All, I was wonderinge whether or not Chih'i taught on the Former, Middle and Latter Days of the Law? Was this an interpretation that was even around at his...
Dear Atta: I was hoping that some of our Tendai members would try to answer this one. There is much that is esoteric in The Lotus Sutra. In fact, in some ways...
Hi Aubrey: Can you (or anyone else) give examples of Vedic rituals that were imported into esoteric Buddhism? Thanks Oscar ... this ... esoteric ... Chih- ... ...
Hi Oscar: Regarding Brahmanic faith, which is such a strong component of esoteric ritual... Sacrifice to the gods is the essence of faith. In Vedic India, the ...
Dear friends in Dhamma, "The Monthly Harvest" is a Buddhist-inspired free international E-Zine service hosted by Singapore's Panna Youth Centre. It serves as a...
May Truth inhabit the whole world in accordance with the Mystic Law, that all people may practice mercy, compassion, and justice. May the virtue of our...
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Greetings All, The purpose of this note is to announce the official launching of Mystic Lotus Nonsectarian Ministries: in the Nichiren Buddhist Tradition. This...
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Wishing all a Happy & Blessed New Year 2003 ! As we march into this world, let us with a heart of gratitude pay reverence to The Eternal Sakyamuni Buddha was...
Greetings....I agree that this is one of the lovliest pictures of the Bodhisattva Di Tsang..... He is also known as Ksitigharba and if you search the net you...
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Dear Brother/ Sister My younger brother met with an accident about three years ago. I have been chanting this chant almost everyday since then. Although, I...
Greetings. I am curious, this forum greets me with a picture of the Great Mandala revealed by Nichiren. What is school's view of this mandala and do you honor...
