... specifically ... co- ... that ... Hi Michael, I had some experience with the Soka Gakkai, but am now a member of a Nichiren Shoshu Temple, which is not...
Hello to everyone, I am a brand new member. I'm interested in knowing more about the T'ien T'ai practice. I have read some books about Tibetan Buddhism, about...
Hi Laura: Welcome to our group. There is no active T'ien T'ai sect in the world today as such. It fluorished from the sixth century well into the middle ages....
Thank you Youz! Looks like I have quite a bit of reading ahead :> There is a Nichirin group in my town (Las Vegas) but when I spoke with them, they seemed to...
... formula ... I ... ==================== Hi, Personal gain or maybe "enlightened self interest" -- Buddhist Utilitarianism -- is definitely the orthodox...
Hello, there is also a small Nichiren Shu group in Las Vegas, which does not have this focus, and so is much closer to traditional Buddhism. I think I remember...
... case ... there ... =================== Hi Laura, This is the problem with classifying all Nichiren believers, the sects are so varied that it is difficult...
... ahead :> ... spoke with them, they seemed to be advocating chanting of a ritual formula as the main practice, with the goal being personal gain. I'd be...
... <<snipped for brevity>> ... Personal gain is an expedient to encourage SGI members or new believers to take faith. Probably not in the US, but in many ...
Michael Thaler, and all... Tendai Buddhism while very much focused on the Lotus Sutra and did NOT ignore other Buddhist sects because they practise in...
... That has been my experience as well. However, there are still a few moderates left in SGI/ NSS. This fundamentalist mentaility expounded by both the SGI/...
Hi KC: I would question your premise that "The purpose of a religion is to remove suffering and bring joy." Although the compassionate observation of suffering...
Atta, you raise some excellent points. Buddhism is NOT exclusive property of Japan, and thus a Japanese saint no matter how highly reveared, cannot claim...
True ... Mahavirocana ... In fact the Maha Vairocana Sutra was not even known in China at the time of Chih-I, as it appears to have been compiled later. After...
Chih-I was dead when the Chen-Yen pillar sutra (Mahavirocana Sutra) was introduced to China. When Saicho made contact with the Chinese Tien-Tai school, they...
Yes of course all these great teachers (even Nichiren) knew that the other sutras had validity. None of them 'ignored' the other sutras either. On the contrary...
Dharma Friends: From a Tendai-shu perspective the Lotus Sutra is considered the complete teaching (rather than the Primary Teaching) in the sense that it...
... Exactly! Very well said. This is my view on the Lotus Sutra as well. I have debated this point countless times to many "SGI" members years back. The...
Paul: The Prajna Paramita, Lankavatara, Avantamsaka, Mahavairocana and other sutras are all equally important... The Lotus Sutra is inherently as profound as...
Well put Aubrey: I would put another spin on it as well. It seems to me that the Lotus Sutra has greater power to reach people and do the work of the Buddha...
Hello Joyce, now you were banned from the JSG because you persisted in arguing the very foundations of the list. That isn't very productive is it? In fact I...
Hello Youz there seems to be no support the Pali canon for the claim of Nirodha Samapatti that the Buddha tried "trance states" and rejected them. In fact the...
Hello Michel, one should really only feel sorry for those who are in suffering. I fyou are free of suffering then there is no need to feel sorry for you. Best...
Hello Joyce and thank-you for your kind response to my post. I regret the URLs have all been superseded by new URLs, they are as follows. I also regret that...
I don't regret having resigned from the Jhana Support group after only two days. Mr. Brooks attitude seems have no relationship at all with Buddhism. Best...
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