Nichiren's Teachings 
Sat Jan 14, 2012 at 01:35:11 AM PST
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The followers of Jesus and of Shankaracharya both advertise their respective teachers as the Buddha Maitreya. Their own teachers remained silent on the point in their life-times. Not so Mohammed. Unlike Jesus and Shankaracharya he himself published that he was sent as the Maitreya (Mercy):-
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Sat Nov 12, 2011 at 05:59:29 AM PST
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(Great questions, ten2one. Does anyone have an answer to the problem of evil? - promoted by Nine Lives)
This is not a Gosho study, but it does address idols.
It's hard for many in the last week to not have noticed the felling of an Idol. Even people who are not sports fans have had little chance to miss the fall out at Penn State.
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Sat Sep 20, 2008 at 10:26:58 AM PDT
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(I'd be interested to read what others think of the economy and how it relates to or affects their Buddhist practice. - promoted by buddhajones)
"No worldly affairs of life or work are ever contrary to the true reality." (Nichiren, Gift of Rice Gosho.) Or to paraphrase "All things are Buddha things."
And this includes the economy.
What an historic week. I spent the better part watching the collapse of the American and, by extension, world stock markets. Like a train wreck in slow motion, I had long expected, it was difficult not to look and I must admit gave me a sense of perverse pleasure. Mappo time for Wall Street greed.
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Fri Aug 22, 2008 at 15:33:24 PM PDT
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A temporary "ending" for Nam-myoho-renge-kyo: A Personal Exploration of the Wonderful Buddhist Mantra by Cris Roman
The fourteen chapters that have thus far been published were all written in 1999, after I had moved to the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Occasionally, I get letters from some of you who have read this asking why I don't more forcefully address issues like the shortening of Gongyo by the Org or what my feelings are about certain current events in both the world of Nichiren believers or even the world at large. I must reiterate the fact that all of this was written in 1999 would explain, I hope, why there is so little reference to events in the present.
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Thu Aug 21, 2008 at 13:36:22 PM PDT
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Chapter 14 from Nam-myoho-renge-kyo: A Personal Exploration of the Wonderful Buddhist Mantra by Cris Roman.
You may be wondering: Where are the ethics and morality in Buddhism? Where are the rules on how to live and behave toward one another? The bodhisattva ideal seems rather broad and non-specific. Aren't there any other codes or commandments?
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Mon Aug 18, 2008 at 11:37:24 AM PDT
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Chapter 13 from Nam-myoho-renge-kyo: A Personal Exploration of the Wonderful Buddhist Mantra by Cris Roman.
Nichiren Buddhism is first and foremost a religion for the individual. I feel quite certain Nichiren did not envision a world full of people attending mass functions and contributing their time, energies and money to a centralized hierarchy.
Conversely, I am similarly convinced that he did envision a world in which all people had the opportunity to practice his teachings in their personal daily lives while relying on a modest clergy to somehow keep those teachings unsullied.
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Fri Aug 15, 2008 at 14:22:50 PM PDT
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Chapter 12 from Nam-myoho-renge-kyo: A Personal Exploration of the Wonderful Buddhist Mantra by Cris Roman.
Nichiren Buddhism is not a teaching that presents itself as the only way or requires people to believe or act in a certain ways. Rather, it is the only religious teaching, to my knowledge, that has no a priori requirement for its practice.
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Wed Aug 13, 2008 at 17:13:48 PM PDT
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(Good question, good comments. - promoted by buddhajones)
Sorry for the provocative title. I'd like to start a thread about the role of vengeance and wrath in Nichiren Buddhism.
In another thread, Engyo made the observation that Nichiren wasn't making vengeful threats, he was reporting what was written in the Lotus Sutra. Still, I can't shake the feeling that vengeance and wrath are central to most Nichiren groups -- much more so than forgiveness and lovingkindness -- and I'm uncomfortable with this.
My question to you all: Do vengeance and wrath serve any valuable purpose in Nichiren Buddhism?
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