Deciphering the Lotus Sutra: Commentary by Nikkyo Niwano (Chapter 3) Beginning with this chapter, the Lotus Sutra becomes much easier. The Buddha’s teaching so far has been theoretical and philosophical, but here, with the introduction of a parable, there is an abrupt change to a style readily understood by […]
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Personal Experience of Buddhist Practice: How Mindfulness Meditation Changed My Life “It’s a way of improving almost everything, by doing almost nothing.” These words have stuck with me since my fist encounter with Lou Carcasole. This phrase seemed so inspiring, yet so questionable. It almost made everything seem too easy. […]
Jataka Tales : The Jackal Saved Lion Once upon a time there was a lion in a jungle. Once when he had gone to drink water in a stream, his feet got stuck into the wet slushy mud of the stream and he could not get out. He had to […]
Gosho #14: On Rebuking Slander of the Law and Eradicating Sins I am praying that, no matter how troubled the times may become, the Lotus Sutra and the ten demon daughters will protect all of you, praying as earnestly as though to produce fire from damp wood, or to obtain […]
The Five Aggregates The teaching of The Five Aggregates or The Five Skandhas, is an analysis of personal experiences and a view on cognition from a Buddhist perspective. The teaching also provides a logical and thorough approach to understand the Universal Truth of Not-self. In the last issue’s “Buddhism in […]
Dhammapada: The Story of Kosambi Bhikkhus While residing at the Jetavana monastery in Savatthi, the Buddha uttered Verse (6) of this book, with reference to the bhikkhus of Kosambi. The bhikkhus of Kosambi had formed into two groups. One group followed the master of Vinaya and the other followed the […]
Deciphering the Lotus Sutra: Commentary by Master Hsuan Hua (Chapter 3) Sutra: “Shariputra, in a future age, after limitless and boundless, inconceivable eons…” Outline: F4. Shariputra is given a prediction. G1. Prose. H1. Time. Commentary: Shariputra, in a future age, after limitless and boundless, inconceivable eons. I am now […]
Personal Experience of Buddhist Practice: Five Percent Chance of Survival By Savitri Bailey, New Zealand I haven’t been chanting for very long. My journey began on January 26, 2012 when a friend introduced me to Nichiren Buddhism. She and a local Women Division member came over to my place to […]
Unquestionable Devotion to Spiritual Teacher: Story of Serial-Killer Angulimala It might astound many people, including many Buddhists, to learn that one of the arhats, or enlightened saints, was a serial killer. This killer was named Angulimala, whose name means “Finger Garland,” due to the garland composed of the finger bones […]
Differences between Jodo Shu and Jodo Shinshu Among the various Buddhist sects, Pure Land Buddhism is the single largest Buddhist sect practiced by most people in China and Japan. In China, it is known as the Jing Tu Zong (净土宗), in Japan, it is known as the Jodo Sect. […]
