A Gohonzon is an object of Meditation . It is not created by anyone It is foundamental to life.It does not have an august attribute. So if you feel like it ...
Howdy Folks! I just finished enshrining the largest Gohonzon in the Nichiren Tradition (an original size PG) in southern California in my dining room. All I...
Message: 1 Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 00:37:30 -0000 ... Don, Congratulations! I saw one of these a numbers of years ago at Carmen's in Northern California and it...
My, oh, my....how provocative! Is bigger better? My own experience is that I have to sit ten feet away when I chant so I see the whole darn thing. Could this...
Greetings, I wanted to join this group in order to talk with Nichiren Buddhists who are apart from the SGI. I live in Middle America, so there are no other...
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31 Nichiren-inscribed Gohonzons have been digitally cleaned- up thus far and uploaded to the files section of http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonInfo/ ...
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can any one tell me where i may purchase a gohonzon simliar to the ones shown in frames in the photographs that precede this forum, thank you so much...
Hmm... I am not sure what you mean by "the ones shown in frames in the photographs that precede this forum" but I do have a webpage on this topic.... ...
thank you for taking the time to answer my request. i am very new only joined today and you have given me the answer i have spent years looking for thank you...
So happy to be of service... ;-] murasaki_shikubu <murasaki_shikubu@...> wrote:thank you for taking the time to answer my request. i am very new only...
Hey, Found it rather funny that on http://www.sokaspirit.org was an article on "Are All Gohonzons the Same" Towards the end of this higly "slippery slope"...
When I attempted to register GohonzonInfo with an SGI WebRing, I received the reply: "Sorry, we don't recognize these Gohonzons." Imagine that. A group that...
Hi Robert, I've been predicting the same thing for years. I think they should do it. I would chant to it! ;-] As for that SGI specific webring, they've never...
Hello Murasaki, I am sorry to jump in here, but there is a lot more to 'Gohonzon' than some people realise. Please make sure you do your research before...
... [SNIP] ... can, which Temple truly contains the heart of the Daishonin. People will confuse you as they try and pull you towards their own idealism of...
... To my heathen way of thinking, an image of worship is only a piece of paper until you open its eyes. To believe otherwise, IMHO, is idolatrous. Kyobo...
IMHO I would agree with you, which brings us back to the source of the person who is qualified to perform an eye opening ceremony. Mercia ... To my heathen way...
... wrote: [SNIP] ... only one temple in Japan. There are many Nichiren temples from many different schools, and I would encourage you or anyone to visit as ...
... Mercia, I understood you to say that your objection was to 'unqualified' persons performing an Eye-Opening. You seemed to agree with me that until an...
That is fine, but contrary to popular public opinion, I am not competing in any way with anyone. I have chosen the path which is right for me. Might I add that...
From my personal perspective I agree with you in principle. Without the eye opening ceremony we are looking at a mere piece of paper. When a person first...
... can, which Temple truly contains the heart of the Daishonin. People will confuse you as they try and pull you towards their own idealism of Buddhism. Much...
... Mercia, I have entered this conversation only today. You and I don't know each other, and I certainly make no presumptions about your spirituality. I do...
... Mercia, So, are you saying the problem is with downloading the image or with using it without prior Eye-Opening from a qualified person? Kyobo Peter...
... Kyobo responded: To my heathen way of thinking, an image of worship is only a piece of paper until you open its eyes. To believe otherwise, IMHO, is...
