... 1. I came across the Honkakuji Web Site. Managed to decipher some of the text. Figured the date in the Gohonzon, and that it is called Mandarin Duck. Named...
... Nichikan was his name, and the SGI version of his o-mandala is one in which the dedication has been removed, so it is a modified version of the original. ...
Gassho! I've been thinking about something for a while, and figure i oughtta find out what others think about what i've been thinking..... ;~) In most...
... oughtta find out what others think about what i've been thinking..... ;~) ... Aizen-Myo are prominently displayed. They are considered manifestations of...
With all due respect to Mike's response to Mark, I agree with Mark. Lucia Dolce elaborates on this very issue in the 1999 special issue of JJRS. Like the ...
... In my opinion, if Nichiren wanted us to think that Mahavairocana was present in his representation of the Ceremony in the Sky, he would have placed him...
Mark - No offense intended, but I have always felt that Nichiren was a very straightforward, even blunt (especially for a Japanese!) type of person. He was...
The Treasure Page of the Kitayama Web Site mentions a Man Nen Ku Go Gohonzon -- I think. http://park16.wakwak.com/~honmonji/reihou.html Ten thousand year...
I am making progress on identifying where the published Mandalas are housed. It seems like there may be more than three that are not in there. Tanjo-ji claims...
On Nichiren's Gohonzon for Practicing Kanjin The Ita-Dai-Go-Honzon Issue The Gain & Loss, Benefit & Punishment, or Blessing & Curse Inscriptions The "Gain &...
To see the pix and links that go with this: http://www.fraughtwithperil.com/blogs/rbeck/archives/000820.html#more As one can see, it is an "abbreviated" Great...
To see the pix and links that go with this: http://www.fraughtwithperil.com/blogs/rbeck/archives/000825.html#more Kyoto Myokenji is also home to at least six...
Hello all... I am a student at DePaul University and I have to write a paper for a class called buddhist art. My topic is concerning the material and aesthetic...
... for a ... shoshu ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ nichirenpix · Nichiren Buddhist Art & Culture http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenpix/ ...
http://www.fraughtwithperil.com/blogs/rbeck/archives/000723.html#more On February 22 1263, Nichiren was pardoned from exile to Izu, and returned to Kamakura....
Gassho Robin It's "4" O-Daimoku, not 3 namaste' mark ... From: Robin Ray Beck To: GohonzonForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 2:06 PM ...
Acts of Random Kindness Some spiritual systems postulate that we are all connected and what happens to one of us influences all of us. Other views have it that...
I was wondering if there is any particular significance to the Mandarin Ducks on the scroll-brocade of the one particular Omandara thanks Gassho mark [Non-text...
... Mandarin Ducks on the scroll-brocade of the one particular Omandara ... Mark - I guess you would have to know when that Omandala was mounted in that ...
... that ... find ... or ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I think the recipient was either Nichiro or Nichizo. I have the impression the brocade might be...
Dear Folks: The question of Nichiren's views on Mahavairochana is an interesting one. From the standpoint of Nichiren and Tendai, and even the Lotus Sutra...
Hi Eric, I am a very rare poster, but your question prompted my to do a small research. You are referring to the Hoon Jo, Repaying Debts of Gratitude. The...
... Welcome, Damian! When you say you are a member of Argentina, do you mean a citizen of Argentina, or a member of a particular group from Argentina? I am...
Hi, I am a member of SGI-USA and have been chanting since 1981. While I don't agree with many things in the organization, there are many good points and people...
Welcome Ned. Great questions. They are the same questions many here have asked themselves. As you persue the answers to your quest, I suspect/hope you ...
Hello, Ned - Like Don, I welcome you. I will also make my remarks opposite your ... these ... For myself (also joined NSA in 1981) I finally separated the...
... Ned: Agreed. ... Ned: Sorry you interpreted that way. Let me clarify. I am a student of Nichiren. He is my Buddhist teacher. It is through his teachings ...
Mike, Thanks for your answers. I appreciate that time you took. While I don't have time to answer your points, I am thinking about them deeply. I also did read...
