I have officially been a Buddhist for more 35 years now. As with many, my official entry level Dharma Gate was Nichiren Buddhism, brought to me by Soka Gakkai...
Right now, I am looking at those with nicknames and designated recipients. I try to make it clear what I know and do not know. Data is typed into a frame at...
... All kiding aside, this has been somewhat my experience. I used to hear it defined as "being at the right place at the right time". I have since defined it...
The nickname of this mandala is ******. That means something like "The Secret Will Dharma Transmission (Denpo) Honzon." The conferral reads: *** {Kyoichi Maru}...
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That depends on from whom you receive a Gohonzon. Some sects are more strict than others. I advise you, from whomever you receive a Gohonzon, to get a properly...
Greetings, As some of you know, I've spent a few hundred hours in the past few months (a drop in the bucket, really) to make some changes here and there in the...
... Dear Don, It is really nice to see you healthy and doing so well in your life, and really enjoying what you are doing. I am really proud of your ...
... Outer Portion of Gohonzon A. Daibadatta Ten No (Sanskrit: Devadatta, literally "gift of the devas" [gods]) He represents the "Apostate," hence a hell...
... G. Date: Second year of Kenji, April [1277] ... "G) Second Year of Kenji, April (1277)" Actually, this should be: G) Second Year of Kenji, April (1276). I ...
... This might interest you also: http://nichirenscoffeehouse.net/GohonzonShu/028.html The nickname of this mandala is ******. That means something like "The ...
Hmm, perhaps, Robin, perhaps. However the page you are asking me to change is a copyrighted document. Since the copyright owner of said doc is now in this...
I don't know if Robin is right or wrong? It seems strange that after all these years, and the original was drawn up by a Japanese Speaking Priest he didn't...
Hello everyone, Our website of Nichiren Shu in Italy, as you may know, is a site predominantly in Italian language. We are constantly working to upgrade the...
... G. Date: Second year of Kenji, April [1277] ... "G) Second Year of Kenji, April (1277)" Actually, this should be: G) Second Year of Kenji, April (1276). I ...
I was at the Nichiren CoffeeHouse today and noticed that all the english explanations of the individual Gohonzons had been replaced with a link to some...
... Nothing, nada, was removed from the Coffeehouse. Rather, additional info for my Japanese audience was included. At some point in the future, I will add ...
I took a look at your website, and was very happy to see so many new things, and you must be very happy. Nice work! I was always worried about you, to be...
Dearest Bruce, Thank you. Tt is lovely to hear from you again. I pray both you and Stefanie are both doing well. I suspect all the children are all grown up ...
I figured out Daijikikoten / Daibadatta. I might explain later. Look at this: http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj109/nichi_bucket/Gohonzonshu/PGDJKT.jpg ... ...
I am not going to breath until you explain it.here I go *-* So hard to write without air.. M a lt z [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Robin, thanks for your work. I went over the files that we received with the Gohonzon, and it definitely says, 1. Namu Bodhisattva Muhengyo 2. Namu Bodhisattva...