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SIMARD' Buddhism has spread to many parts of the world and of course has had enormous influence in Japan. I believe Japan became a Buddhist country in ancient
... . ... Of course, the Buddha did not actually teach the Pure Land, Shingon, Zen, or Ritsu doctrines. All of those schools developed long after the Buddha's
Hello all; A little late, but I'd like to share my presentation on Makiguchi for our district General meeting. Your thoughts welcome. David Celebrating
<<[If we deem] a single one 'non essential' we clearly are not getting ' IT.>> What we're not getting is the reality of "three-thousand realms in a single
If I were to make an analogy, thought and philosophy would be like the heart or respiratory system of the human body. When the heart is sound, the whole body