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by Nyedrag Yeshe
Wed Dec 13, 2023 9:38 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Nyasa in buddhist or bon tantras
Replies: 12
Views: 1628

Re: Nyasa in buddhist or bon tantras

Newar Buddhists practice Nyasa in a similar fashion that Hindu Tantric practitioners do. Very interesting! So, by similar fashion to Hindu tantric practitioners, I'm imagining the typical practice structured with the viniyogah, rishyadi nyasa, kara nyasa, anga nyasa, and then dhyanam of deity befor...
by Nyedrag Yeshe
Wed Nov 29, 2023 2:31 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Nyasa in buddhist or bon tantras
Replies: 12
Views: 1628

Re: Nyasa in buddhist or bon tantras

You can find ou there some articles on the "Cakrasamvara Trisamadhi" it includes brief description of the Nyasa of the three/four wheels of deities of the Chakrasamvara Mandala.
by Nyedrag Yeshe
Wed Nov 29, 2023 2:27 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Nyasa in buddhist or bon tantras
Replies: 12
Views: 1628

Re: Nyasa in buddhist or bon tantras

Nyasa (as defined here , i.e. the "installation" of various deities and mantras in the body) is a very important practice in various "hindu" tantric schools. Yet, strangely enough it seems to be rarely mentioned or taught in buddhist or bon tantric schools as a separate, dedicat...
by Nyedrag Yeshe
Sat Oct 08, 2022 8:17 pm
Forum: Buddhist Tantra Talk
Topic: Damaru Donation
Replies: 0
Views: 380

Damaru Donation

Does anybody here have an unused Damaru drum for Chod practice which could be donated to this wannabe Chodpa? Thanks in advance!
by Nyedrag Yeshe
Wed Aug 24, 2022 9:16 pm
Forum: Jodo Shin Shu
Topic: Contra a Popular Misconception: The Pure Land is not a Bodhisattva "Training Ground"
Replies: 103
Views: 7206

Re: Contra a Popular Misconception: The Pure Land is not a Bodhisattva "Training Ground"

The Pure Land Teaching is and always will be extremely important in this degenerate age doesn’t matter what is debated here on Dharmawheel All dharma teachings are important in this degenerate age. Lopon, what's your take on Mipham views on "other power", He has some treatises written on ...
by Nyedrag Yeshe
Sat Aug 20, 2022 10:11 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Is Shingon lesser because it has less tantras than Tibetan vajrayana?
Replies: 57
Views: 5769

Re: Is Shingon lesser because it has less tantras than Tibetan vajrayana?

I am a Brahmin who is a Vajrayana practitioner. In our times, most Brahmins are Hindus and a substantial subset of which do not actually adhere to purity precepts unless it is a Brahmin that inherits the priest or pandita lineage through family and practices the same precepts. So, I think it is not...
by Nyedrag Yeshe
Sun Jul 03, 2022 5:34 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Permanent Torma
Replies: 0
Views: 300

Permanent Torma

Anybody more experienced can give some advice on how fill these permanent Tormas I got recently?Image
by Nyedrag Yeshe
Sat Jun 25, 2022 2:55 am
Forum: Gelug
Topic: HYT Wangs
Replies: 160
Views: 11692

Re: HYT Wangs

We have already the links for it! Within 14 days! Sure will be streamed live!
by Nyedrag Yeshe
Mon Jan 27, 2020 4:50 pm
Forum: Nichiren
Topic: Haven't posted here in a while...
Replies: 5
Views: 1891

Re: Haven't posted here in a while...

Hello everyone! I haven't posted anything in a while but yesterday I converted to Honmon Butsuryu Shu. So far, from all I've learned, it's been an incredible experience and my priest is being very helpful. He even shipped me a Gohonzon and juzu beads for free, which is more than awesome. I hope you...
by Nyedrag Yeshe
Fri May 17, 2019 4:00 pm
Forum: Nichiren
Topic: Juzu question
Replies: 12
Views: 2530

Re: Juzu question

If you practice by yourself, study hard and expect to find people to learn from sooner or later, as well as people who will learn from you. Until you do, you can always hang out with us and the forum can be your sangha. I used to be a more frequent member. But everything is impermanent. I may end u...
by Nyedrag Yeshe
Fri May 10, 2019 1:02 pm
Forum: East Asian Buddhism
Topic: I will be in Hanoi, Vietnam next month...
Replies: 8
Views: 2675

Re: I will be in Hanoi, Vietnam next month...

It's confucian in nature, but I think The Temple of Literature or Văn Miếu, is a mandatory visit for Honoi!
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by Nyedrag Yeshe
Thu Mar 28, 2019 10:18 am
Forum: Shingon
Topic: Lineage
Replies: 25
Views: 17951

Re: Lineage

Shingon seems far more accessible than the tibetan traditions. On the contrary; unfortunately only a handful people in the entire world teach Shingon to laypeople openly. I thought Shingon was largely a tantric lay lineage? Do you mean teach to UNINITIATED laypeople openly? They are not ordained as...
by Nyedrag Yeshe
Fri Feb 01, 2019 6:34 pm
Forum: Nichiren
Topic: Can I mix Nichiren with Shinto? Isn't mixing practices bad?
Replies: 48
Views: 8499

Re: Can I mix Nichiren with Shinto? Isn't mixing practices bad?

The term "Shinto", like it or not, is defined by history. That history includes deification of the Japanese imperial family who is said to be descended from Amaterasu, and is now soaked in the blood of an aggressive war that killed millions across Asia and the Pacific. Young Japanese thre...
by Nyedrag Yeshe
Fri Feb 01, 2019 2:48 pm
Forum: Nichiren
Topic: Can I mix Nichiren with Shinto? Isn't mixing practices bad?
Replies: 48
Views: 8499

Re: Can I mix Nichiren with Shinto? Isn't mixing practices bad?

"But there are still obscure sects that connect Ise with Buddhism, sects that identify itself as Shinto. That's one of the points I'm trying to highlight here, Shinto is not a simple reduced phenomena as you seem to imply, reducing it to State Shinto." This I do agree with. State Shinto, ...
by Nyedrag Yeshe
Thu Jan 31, 2019 8:42 pm
Forum: Nichiren
Topic: Can I mix Nichiren with Shinto? Isn't mixing practices bad?
Replies: 48
Views: 8499

Re: Can I mix Nichiren with Shinto? Isn't mixing practices bad?

I would add as a further challenge - Go to Ise, go to the Naiku and start chanting Daimoku as a dharma offering to the kami. See what happens. AFAIK, Buddhist monks are technically actually not even allowed to enter the shrine premises. That's how heavy they are about the distinctions. This is mode...
by Nyedrag Yeshe
Thu Jan 31, 2019 7:49 pm
Forum: Nichiren
Topic: Can I mix Nichiren with Shinto? Isn't mixing practices bad?
Replies: 48
Views: 8499

Re: Can I mix Nichiren with Shinto? Isn't mixing practices bad?

The word "Shinto" as you point out has been around, but it didn't take on the meaning generally ascribed to it now until the Meiji period. Before that, Buddhism and kami worship were closely and almost seamlessly mixed. When they started using "Shinto" it was part of their delib...
by Nyedrag Yeshe
Thu Jan 31, 2019 3:31 pm
Forum: Nichiren
Topic: Can I mix Nichiren with Shinto? Isn't mixing practices bad?
Replies: 48
Views: 8499

Re: Can I mix Nichiren with Shinto? Isn't mixing practices bad?

The word "Shinto" as you point out has been around, but it didn't take on the meaning generally ascribed to it now until the Meiji period. Before that, Buddhism and kami worship were closely and almost seamlessly mixed. When they started using "Shinto" it was part of their delib...
by Nyedrag Yeshe
Thu Jan 31, 2019 3:23 pm
Forum: Nichiren
Topic: Can I mix Nichiren with Shinto? Isn't mixing practices bad?
Replies: 48
Views: 8499

Re: Can I mix Nichiren with Shinto? Isn't mixing practices bad?

I am well aware of the place of kami in Nichiren Buddhism. I also know that kami are protectors. They are not Buddha. Very big mistake to confuse those two functions. Like I said, people can do what they want. Chanting daimoku to kami does not fit in Nichiren's teachings. Why? And can you elaborate...
by Nyedrag Yeshe
Thu Jan 31, 2019 2:32 pm
Forum: Nichiren
Topic: Can I mix Nichiren with Shinto? Isn't mixing practices bad?
Replies: 48
Views: 8499

Re: Can I mix Nichiren with Shinto? Isn't mixing practices bad?

To answer the second question - Mixing practices - we need to define. NMRK is a single pointed practice. If you confuse it with other practices, yes, that is bad, for you. It will bring confusion to your mind. For instance, directing NMRK to a fox spirit (inari) (this is a practice you find at some...
by Nyedrag Yeshe
Thu Jan 31, 2019 1:42 pm
Forum: Nichiren
Topic: Can I mix Nichiren with Shinto? Isn't mixing practices bad?
Replies: 48
Views: 8499

Re: Can I mix Nichiren with Shinto? Isn't mixing practices bad?

"On considering this, we can see that, because persons who put their faith in the Lotus Sutra are following an honest doctrine, Shakyamuni Buddha himself will protect them. How then could it happen that Great Bodhisattva Hachiman, who is his manifestation, would fail to protect them?" (p....

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