Nichiren Shu
After a couple of weeks of illness let me get back to this writing. There are some myths floating around that Nichiren was the fist person to chant Namu Myoho Renge Kyo, or that it was his creation. There is no to support these myths. In fact there is a wealth of scholarly research to the contrary. Before Nichiren the practice of chanting Namu Myoho Renge Kyo was engaged in as a death bed ritual,…
If your experience of first contact with Nichiren Buddhism was like mine, and I suspect for most people it was, you were simply instructed to chant some strange phrase either Na Myoho Renge Kyo or Namu Myoho Renge Kyo. You may have been told that simply by repeating this strange expression over and over that you could become happy, or get anything you wanted, or overcome any problem in your life. You may have been…
Today in our short Dharma talk we study the difference and the relationship between the title of the Lotus Sutra, Myoho Renge Kyo, and the text of the Sutra as well as the significance of Namu. We will be studying in more detail over the coming weeks the importance of Namu and you. The book referenced in the video can be purchased from Amazon by clicking on the image link below. For further study of…
Instructions for Performing Daily Service in Nichiren Shu Presented in this video is basic instruction for performing your daily service at home. For me and the way I teach it is important to consider and understand the reality of various lives. Many people, who due to various situations in their lives, are unable to make time to do a complete service. Some, perhaps those working two jobs and caring for children, live in a different…
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