I am not part of any Nichiren Buddhism Group, there is no such thing as Nichiren Buddhism. Nichiren was a man, who was born in Japan, who by reading the Lotus Sutra learned that he had Buddha Nature he inherited from the Eternal Buddha and not from the other Buddha’s that were being worshiped in Japan during the time that were popular in his lifetime. By reading his very popular Rissho Ankoku Ron, you can get a very powerful glimpse of his anguish and awakening of this message.
The Ceremony in Space was the commonly known object of worship, as we have been known to call it, and not the statues of Amida or the other Buddhist Deities. Everyone in his environment was reciting the sutras of Pure Land, or inferior texts, and he started to recite the Lotus Sutra and its Title, and found passages in the Lotus Sutra, and other text by Buddha to justify this. But, maybe he was just looking for a practice to replace the other Religions, and this was not necessary at all. I cannot imagine, Buddha, a man of wisdom telling people to say words over and over again, and having faith in that, as a means to accomplish an end. In fact, that practice alone has led to very effects that bring a person alien to the message of what is in the Lotus Sutra. If people start to chant a magical mantra, they become dependent on that practice, it is self defeating.
Everyone had statues they prayed to, they burned incense, and offered flowers, so of course Nichiren did the same, and placed a statue of Buddha on the Lotus Sutra. Later he inscribed what we call now a Gohonzon, which has turned into something of a magical religious entry into God. Where in the Lotus Sutra can we see this instruction? Why did Nichiren go to the level of the people around him, and try to compete at their level? There is no one to pray to! In Buddhism there is no God, no one to pray to, and yet we are told to develop faith, and sincerely ask the Gohonzon for this and that. This is Christianity, not what is in the Lotus Sutra.
We can see, in the transfer chapter of the Lotus Sutra, Buddha makes everyone equal to him, everyone now has Buddha Nature. We are sent back to earth, to tell everyone about this. There is no instruction to develop your Buddha Nature, chant all night, fight for world peace, follow your Sensei, join the SGI, or any other of the common terms used now, then and in the future. There is no practice given because as a person with Buddha Nature, everything you do is as a person that will become a Buddha. Your actions are those of a person that will become a Buddha. I hardly think fighting with priests, or burning down a temple is something that Buddha would have instructed anyone to accomplish.
People want to fight with me about this, just as the right wing fight with the left political group, and Muslims are ready to die to see their virgins. Truth is, after all the chanting, after all the years of the Nichiren Shoshu, Soka Gakkai, Kempon Hokke, Nichiren Shu all we have is Religious groups and that’s all. There is no peace, no enlightened people, no Buddhism being spread, there are just people walking around being a slave to other people because they want Christianity in their life.
Everyone alive has Buddha Nature, everyone will be a Buddha, there is no practice in our time period, there is no object of worship, there is no chant, there is no Sensei, there is no special this or that, or Priest. There is nothing to fight, nothing exists, you cannot blow out a flame that does not exist.
Nichiren Sects just repeat book slogans, just like Christians
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Posted by: TRACK at March 18, 2008 01:18 AMSometimes I think you are the only one who understands anything. Not that that does you any good.
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My blog space is reserved for nice people, feel free to post again by removing your anger and sect and religious affiliations, your hostile thoughts should be left at the door.
I would like to ask a question. So how can i raise my life condition, or how do i overcome the sufferings in my life, (which of course i create), by just accepting i have a buddha nature. How do i master death? I know it is hard to assertain intent on here, but i am asking this in a respectful way. Not trying to be an ass.
Posted by: track at March 22, 2008 01:12 AMI would say that you "raise your life condition" when you start making better choices and performing better actions. That seems logical and simple to me. To think that you can do it through some belief or incantation seems incredible and illogical to me. If you keep hearing often enough that something is true you will have a tendency to believe it whether it is true or not. if you stay inside the group and refuse to listen to anyone outside of it I think you can believe all sorts of amazing falsehoods.
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