I am interested in finding out if people in the forum believe that statues of Nichiren and Gohonzons possess supernatural powers. Also, are these objects...
From: "jonbecker03" ... No, the statues and mandalas, in and of themselves possess no supernatural power beyond the faith and practice of the practitioner. And...
Hi Jonbecker03, I have always thought of Buddhism as being rational and scientific in many of its claims so I have never accepted the notion of supernatural ...
From: "jonbecker03" ... Hello Jon, The Shu used here is a different character from the character used to denote a sect or school of buddhism. The character...
Don, What information do you have about Nichiren's Last Gohonzon? It seems I had read something about it somewhere but now I can't find it. I would surely ...
... had ... =================================== Hi Walt, All I know is that it was the last one he inscribed, it is in the classic ten world style Mandala, and...
I'm in the process of closing down a number of Internet newsgroups that I had created while I was active in Nichiren Buddhism. While I personally still...
Hi Jerry, I hope you keep this group. Or, if you would like, you can transfer ownership to me and I will integrate this group into the Coffeehouse. It is a...
That would be nice. And I'd love to share it too. Chris ... Coffeehouse. It is ... group and ... Are ... newsgroups that ... practice ... newsgroup is ... ...
Hi - I just found this site - I am glad to hear you are not going to shut it down. I have only recently chanted to non-SGI issued gohonzons and have had some...
... From: "G. Fredrick Nowatzke" ... Kewl. Either way would be great. I agree there is a great archive of info here, rivaling even Nichiren's Coffeehouse for...
Hi Jerry, I just had a thought... (a rare occurance ;-). Would you please consider adding both Chris and myself as co-moderators to this group with yourself....
Hello Jerry and other Supporters of this Gohonzon Forum, I have a few ideas on how this Forum could be promoted by Nichiren's Coffeehouse and my WebRings at...
The Canadian Tibetan Association of Ontario (CTAO) is happy to announce His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet will confer the Kalachakra Initiation for...
Greetings! As per my promise, in the past few days I have added links to this Gohonzon Forum to about 250 webpages. ;-} Specifically, I have added a Join box...
Thanks Don! ... added ... Gohonzons ... ask ... Coffeehouse ... were ... posts, ... all ... inquiries, ... for ... now ... I ... though ... for ... I...
Hello Roy, I am sorry to inform you that Gohonzon Mandalas are not copyrightable. Neither you (nor anyone really) have the legal right to ask me to remove ...
Can any of you tell me anything or least direct me to a source to find out more about the gohonzon listed on ebay no. 2560964512 I can try and send a link if...
Don I don't know how to make it so you just click on the link. This is the address: Also if you go to ARBN there is a recent post titled "Gohonzon on ebay" and...
Hello Marilyn, Thanks for this link! I bid on it. ;-} Myomanji Temple is the head temple for Kempon Hokke Shu. It is one of the oldest Nichiren Buddhist...
Hello Marilyn, Comparing this Mandala to the famous Gohonzon inscribed by Nichiju Shonin, the founder of KHS, which I have on my kempon page below, they seem...
I am taking the liberty of posting this information to this group, in that it shares a common interest in topics discussed in a group for which I am one of the...
Nichiren mentions Bodhisattva Kanzeon [a/k/a Kannon, Avolikatesvara, Kwan Yin, Guanyin, et al.] in eight of his Goso. Two examples follow: "An Outline of the...
Hello Robert, There is an interesting article on this subject in the Japanese Journal of Religious Studies, Special Issue edition, by Lucia Dolce (if I...
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