tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070186063250309253.post4937039533441726157..comments2024-03-24T20:41:19.447-05:00Comments on Eagle Peak Blog: "The object of devotion as set forth in the 'Life Span' chapter is Shakyamuni Buddha" -- NichirenMark Rogowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05176132114346404556noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070186063250309253.post-18829855077671016272017-04-30T13:47:26.345-05:002017-04-30T13:47:26.345-05:00Nichiren is clear. The SGI and Nichiren Shoshu fol...Nichiren is clear. The SGI and Nichiren Shoshu folks are clouded.Mark Rogowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05176132114346404556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070186063250309253.post-29911180748472889002017-04-30T13:46:22.192-05:002017-04-30T13:46:22.192-05:00Thanks Katie for sharing and you too Greg.Thanks Katie for sharing and you too Greg.Mark Rogowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05176132114346404556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070186063250309253.post-74478224968596135152017-04-29T23:10:43.852-05:002017-04-29T23:10:43.852-05:00hi - ho !
what we see in the world today is the s...hi - ho !<br /><br />what we see in the world today is the slander of shakyamuni and his lotus sutra. as it teachers...in the latter age the lesser teachings only lead to delusion and chaos ! namu myoho renge kyo !greg romerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314590915345938193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070186063250309253.post-44417400395682757152017-04-29T19:53:54.851-05:002017-04-29T19:53:54.851-05:00And in Jackie Stone's " Original Enlighte...And in Jackie Stone's " Original Enlightenment and the Transformation of Medieval Japanese Buddhism " p. 91: <br /><br />"Nichiren's ' Shakyamuni of wonderous awakening' is no mere abstract, all pervasive Dharma-body but also encompasses the virtues of the reward-body Buddha who has traversed practice and attainment, as well as the concretenrss of the manifested body, the historical Buddha who appeared in this world ." <br /><br />There is much to be appreciated in the efforts Mark has employed and in the scholarly works whose focus is translating Nichiren's own writings. Though secret and understood only by Buddhas, this "teaching " can be accepted, believed and by living beings who chant Namu-myoho-renge-kyo- or rather we can arouse faith and gain the wisdom to uphold the Lotus Sutra with our very lives !! <br /><br />Expressing reverence and deep gratitude for Shakyamuni Buddha was the foundation of Nichiren's Teachings - it is what set him apart from all who believed in the Lotus Sutra before and after he propagated Myoho-renge-kyo-- imho . <br /><br />~Katie Katie Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05688676386085212349noreply@blogger.com