tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070186063250309253.post1377928461254056189..comments2024-03-24T20:41:19.447-05:00Comments on Eagle Peak Blog: "I'm thinking about returning to the Nichiren Shoshu"Mark Rogowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05176132114346404556noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070186063250309253.post-79832920318352707662016-03-22T07:43:22.765-05:002016-03-22T07:43:22.765-05:00"...Shakyamuni Buddha, within our minds, is a..."...Shakyamuni Buddha, within our minds, is an ancient Buddha without beginning, manifesting Himself in three bodies and attained Buddhahood n the eternal past......(ibid. P.94) <br /><br />"...the Bodhisattvas (who sprang from underneath the ground), as described in the 15th chapter, are followers of the Original Buddha Shakaymuni who resides within our minds."(p.94) <br /><br /><br />"Shakyamuni Buddha, the Lord-preacher of this pure land, has never died in the past, nor will he be born in the future. He exists forever, throughout the past, present and future." <br /><br />The 3 body tathagatta is beyond gender and has never died in the past, nor will be born in the future and exists forever, throughout the past, present and future <br /><br />The individual Shakyamuni has died in the past and will be born in the future and exists forever, throughout the past, present and future as an ever changing individual<br /><br />I feel the term "eternal Shakyamuni Buddha" is easily misunderstood as an individual who's reward body has always been at one with Thus Come One 3 body tathagatta. <br /><br />The term 'Eternal Shakyamuni Buddha' refers to the historical buddha Shakyamuni who became one with the 3 body tathagatta at a point in time during the eternal past and will remain in this state until a point in time in the eternal future is more to the point ...lets be clear about this as the term Eternal Shakyamuni Buddha can create so much confusion if not understood in simple terms as what has been given just now!Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13502699520823314375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070186063250309253.post-10666772101683747232016-03-22T07:38:59.021-05:002016-03-22T07:38:59.021-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13502699520823314375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070186063250309253.post-21979764750960081312016-03-22T06:00:03.827-05:002016-03-22T06:00:03.827-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13502699520823314375noreply@blogger.com