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- Thu Jan 20, 2022 4:09 pm
- Forum: Nichiren
- Topic: I read Ongi kuden chapter 16, and it left me a little perplexed..
- Replies: 88
- Views: 38640
Re: I read Ongi kuden chapter 16, and it left me a little perplexed..
My question is, is Nichiren saying that the cycle of birth and death goes on for all eternity? I don't think so. I think he's talking about the arhat ideal vs. the bodhisattva ideal. Also, the Ongi Kuden may or may not have actually been taught by Nichiren. This particular passage seems to strongly...
- Mon Nov 22, 2021 7:00 pm
- Forum: Nichiren
- Topic: How does Rissho Kosei Kai view Nichiren?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2465
Re: How does Rissho Kosei Kai view Nichiren?
No, that’s silly. Niwano was their founder and they have reverence for him, but it’s not anything like that.
RKK is not a strictly Nichiren Buddhist organization anymore. They lean toward a more Tendai approach and have for a while. I’m not sure about how they view Nichiren specifically these days.
RKK is not a strictly Nichiren Buddhist organization anymore. They lean toward a more Tendai approach and have for a while. I’m not sure about how they view Nichiren specifically these days.
- Sat Nov 20, 2021 3:18 am
- Forum: Nichiren
- Topic: If one cannot find the right Nichiren sect to be a part of, then is going ones' own way the best route?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10065
Re: If one cannot find the right Nichiren sect to be a part of, then is going ones' own way the best route?
Hey mark, it's not about the people. Diff groups and sects believe and practice diff and finding which one resonates with me hasn't been fruitful. Hmm....I don't know if I have any advice for that. In general, I worry that with an "independent" approach, there's a tendency to default to y...
- Mon Nov 15, 2021 1:14 am
- Forum: Nichiren
- Topic: If one cannot find the right Nichiren sect to be a part of, then is going ones' own way the best route?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10065
Re: If one cannot find the right Nichiren sect to be a part of, then is going ones' own way the best route?
I think people have unrealistic expectations of what a sangha, temple, sect or group is or should be. When they’re inevitably disappointed, they become disillusioned and walk away. You’re not going to find a bunch of enlightened people. You’re going to find people with egos, neuroses, bad habits, nu...
- Mon Nov 15, 2021 12:58 am
- Forum: Nichiren
- Topic: How did Nichiren view the Dhammapada?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4121
Re: How did Nichiren view the Dhammapada?
Nichiren would’ve been familiar with the Agamas (I’m not sure if 13th century Japanese Buddhists would’ve even known of the existence of the Pali Nikayas) and I’m not sure if there’s an equivalent to the Dhammapada there. At any rate, he would’ve considered it a provisional teaching; a teaching of t...
- Fri Sep 03, 2021 4:25 pm
- Forum: Nichiren
- Topic: Is anyone here familiar with Reiyukai?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1090
Re: Is anyone here familiar with Reiyukai?
Only vaguely. IIRC, they focus heavily on ancestor veneration as a way to understand Dependent Origination, which is interesting. And Rissho Kosei Kai is an offshoot of Reiyukai.
- Sat Aug 07, 2021 9:45 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Emotionally neglectful and indifferent Mother - acceptance, compassion and distancing
- Replies: 4
- Views: 622
Re: Emotionally neglectful and indifferent Mother - acceptance, compassion and distancing
Mod note: This post was split from this old topic: https://www.dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.php?p=446342#p446342 And years later this comment still helps me along. Though these days I'm far less affected by it. I've come to a place of acceptance, compassion and distance. Oh, gosh…I’m so glad to hear t...
- Thu Aug 05, 2021 12:34 pm
- Forum: Nichiren
- Topic: Amida Butsu
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2551
Re: Amida Butsu
I’d have to go dig up the exact quotations, but Nichiren certainly believed that Amida Buddha was real, that his Pure Land was real, and that Pure Land practice (at least as it was taught in China and in Japanese Tendai; Honen’s teachings were another story) was perfectly valid prior to the Age of t...
- Fri Jul 02, 2021 4:29 pm
- Forum: Nichiren
- Topic: If one doesn't want to be part of a Nichiren sect, how does one learn about it?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 571
Re: If one doesn't want to be part of a Nichiren sect, how does one learn about it?
What’s the objection to being part of a Nichiren sect?
- Tue Jun 08, 2021 1:59 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Re: buddhas achieve enlightenment through LS (Was "Which has primacy, Buddha or Dharma"?)
- Replies: 268
- Views: 14159
- Tue Jun 08, 2021 1:58 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Re: buddhas achieve enlightenment through LS (Was "Which has primacy, Buddha or Dharma"?)
- Replies: 268
- Views: 14159
Re: "Which has primacy, Buddha or Dharma"?
In Nichiren Buddhism, the Lotus Sutra is regarded as the Sutra by which all Buddhas attain enlightenment. You can disagree all you like, but that is our position. Ekayana in Nichiren Buddhism is understood in a very different way than it is in other traditions. Our understanding is that the upaya of...
- Tue Jun 08, 2021 1:49 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Re: buddhas achieve enlightenment through LS (Was "Which has primacy, Buddha or Dharma"?)
- Replies: 268
- Views: 14159
Re: "Which has primacy, Buddha or Dharma"?
I understand that (although I’m not sure why that was done) but beyond this thread, I’ve noticed a disregard for the idea that in tradition-specific sub forums, that tradition’s teachings are given respect. I’d be willing to bet money this is only happening in the Nichiren forum.
- Tue Jun 08, 2021 1:44 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Re: buddhas achieve enlightenment through LS (Was "Which has primacy, Buddha or Dharma"?)
- Replies: 268
- Views: 14159
Re: "Which has primacy, Buddha or Dharma"?
This is still the Nichiren forum, isn’t it? Has there been a rule change that allows anyone to go to any tradition’s sub forum and argue that said tradition is wrong?
- Sat Jun 05, 2021 6:48 pm
- Forum: Nichiren
- Topic: Vajrayana as an aspect of Nichiren practice
- Replies: 104
- Views: 7674
Re: Vajrayana as an aspect of Nichiren practice
No, not that early. It’s from 1259, I think…before Rissho Ankoku-Ron. There’s a NOPPA translation from the early ‘90s and one from the University of Hawaii Press series.
- Fri Jun 04, 2021 2:11 am
- Forum: Nichiren
- Topic: Vajrayana as an aspect of Nichiren practice
- Replies: 104
- Views: 7674
Re: Vajrayana as an aspect of Nichiren practice
My personal opinion, and this is all it is, I think Nichiren had a much deeper interest in Shingon than he admits. Other than Kukai's judgment that in terms of profundity of teaching the Lotus ranks third (Avatamsaka second), he doesn't have much criticism to offer. It's been a long time since I've...
- Thu May 06, 2021 5:51 pm
- Forum: Nichiren
- Topic: How Nichiren Shonin could be the Eternal Buddha
- Replies: 144
- Views: 7431
Re: How Nichiren Shonin could be the Eternal Buddha
I suppose I should read the whole thread before I post…
- Thu May 06, 2021 5:47 pm
- Forum: Nichiren
- Topic: How Nichiren Shonin could be the Eternal Buddha
- Replies: 144
- Views: 7431
Re: How Nichiren Shonin could be the Eternal Buddha
What book are you referring to? I don’t think I’m familiar with it.
There’s a sense in which we are all emanations of the Eternal Buddha. That doesn’t point to Nichiren being a Buddha that subsumes Shakyamuni, as Nichiren Shoshu teaches.
There’s a sense in which we are all emanations of the Eternal Buddha. That doesn’t point to Nichiren being a Buddha that subsumes Shakyamuni, as Nichiren Shoshu teaches.
- Wed May 05, 2021 1:12 pm
- Forum: Nichiren
- Topic: The Life Span of the Tathagata: Before and after Gaya.
- Replies: 135
- Views: 8290
Re: The Life Span of the Tathagata: Before and after Gaya.
Yeah, that’s a god-awful interpretation.
- Sat Apr 24, 2021 11:26 pm
- Forum: Nichiren
- Topic: The Life Span of the Tathagata: Before and after Gaya.
- Replies: 135
- Views: 8290
Re: The Life Span of the Tathagata: Before and after Gaya.
The Eternal Shakyamuni Buddha was enlightened all along. His enlightenment at Bodh Gaya, as well as his previous lives, were all expedients, teaching devices. He says in the Lotus Sutra that he is always considering how to lead all beings to Buddhahood. That’s what he’s been doing since the remotest...
- Tue Apr 13, 2021 4:24 pm
- Forum: Nichiren
- Topic: lockdowns on Nichiren site .
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2318
Re: lockdowns on Nichiren site .
If y’all wouldn’t be so hostile and argumentative, they wouldn’t need to lock the threads. And I might be more inclined to visit this forum more often.