... Therefore, Nishiyama Honmonji is not Fujisan Honmonji (Honmon-no- Kaidan). It is a namesake Honmonji, like others. Eddy ````````````````````````````` ...
Questions for Peng or Eddie: 1. I think HS accepts the doctrine of Nichiren as True Buddha? (I personally do not think this is even worthy of further ...
... It's ok, we just present the facts. People believe what they chose to believe. ```````````````````````````````````````````````` Reply: Information is...
In GohonzonForum@yahoogroups.com, Onrindo <onrindo@g...> wrote: The new Taisekiji is a shogun controlled temple and has no relation to Oishigahara Taisekiji. ...
... Well Robin, getting these names strait, even when they use different Kanji is hard. It gets even more confusing when one has rival claimants to the same...
I'm sure that by the time the main hall burned down in the 19th century those statues had been reproduced, peddled and sold as originals all over Japan. Excuse...
... It's ok, we just present the facts. People believe what they chose to believe. ```````````````````````````````````````````````` ************Here I have a...
... Since the Daihonzon was hidden, many Taisekiji priests mistook the Yashiro Kunishige Dai-mandala to be the Actual Dai(Go)Honzon of Koan 2nd year (Oct 12,...
Hi, I'm trying to find good high-res copies of Gohonzon which just have Odaimoku (NamMyoRengeKyo) without all the stuff on the sides, bottom, etc. Can you help...
... A C - I haven't ever seen this in scroll form, which is what I assume you mean you are looking for. Traditionally, when the Odaimoku is used alone, it is...
Just last week (I think it was) I saw a large 6 foot scroll with only the daimoku on it, up for auction in eBay. They are out there but they are rare. I doubt...
... It is only speculation and does not solve the case beyond reasonable doubt. > Eddy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I disagree. There is a preponderance of...
... I think, as Robin notes, it is entirely possible that Nichiu really thought it was a legitimate Dai-Gohonzon. He is said to have acquired the Kunishige...
... The Yashiro Kunishige Dai-mandala was inscribed by Nichiren Daishounin in memory of Yashiro Kunishige's beheading in August 1279. It is dated October 12,...
... ```````````````````````````````````````````````` Chris: And here is where it get's tricky. The "facts" are composed of artifacts, legends and tales written...
... I like the Nippo legend. And I really believe that Nippo likely did have something to do with the Dai-Gohonzon Taisekiji has. The dates could be anywhere...
... In the Ryusenji Mousijou, Nichiren Daishounin wrote that Shiro was killed in April (1279); and Yashiro got beheaded in August (1279). Shiro is Jinshiro,...
In GohonzonForum, "onrindo" wrote: In the Ryusenji Mousijou, Nichiren Daishounin wrote that Shiro was killed in April (1279); and Yashiro got beheaded in...
Great detective work Robin. I'm not particularly interested in either pressing the claims of the Fuji school at Taisekiji, nor in denying them. What I think is...
... Not being a native speaker of Japanese, nor having the budget to do the research, all we have are hard proofs or the rest is speculation and/or oral...
... <chris_holte@y...> wrote: So whether Yashiro Kunishige was Yashiro or Shiro doesn't matter. And whether your candidate for "Dai-Gohonzon" is or is not the...
... The Hon-in-myou Daihonzon was hidden, not a year later, but during Nichiu Shounin's tenure at Nishi Daibou Renzobo (Oishigahara Taisekiji) to avoid the...
After years of formal debate, through an exchange of letters with Tokuitsu Daishi of the Hosso Shu, Saicho established the Tendai Shu's right to have its own...
http://NichirensCoffeehouse.net/GohonzonShu/016.html Mark-n-Suze wrote: I'm also lost.... which one is referred to as the Honinmyo DG? (Drain bamage) Metta ...
Robin, I don't know anything about the specifics about the who, what or where concerning the origins of the last Great Mandala inscribed by the Founder, now...
... I was reading my book again (it's slow reading and tends to put me to sleep -- also the author is focused on general history and considers the religious...