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Instant Versus Gradual – August 24, 2012 Meditation
Chapter V – Part 1 – If They Have Not Yet Done So
This chapter opens with the parable about the cloud of rain that waters the plants in the land. Even though the plants have many differences they all are equally nourished by this rain. Early on in this project I did a piece of art which I donated to Myokei Shonin, Bishop of NONA. In the parable mention is made of roots, stems, branches and leaves of trees and grasses. This often does not get explained…
Nichiren Manga by Masahiko Murakami
In 13th-century Japan, disease, famine, violence, and natural disasters plague society. Samurai lords, blinded by power, shirk any responsibility to protect the citizenry. Religious leaders care more about currying favor with the powerful than helping common people find hope and a positive way to deal with their suffering. But one unknown Buddhist monk dares to speak the truth to power: Nichiren remonstrates with the authorities. He insists that all human life is precious and that…
Oeshiki Matsuri by Kanjin Cederman Shonin
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Children’s Books Relating to Nichiren Shu or Lotus Sutra
Children’s book based upon a tale from the Lotus Sutra found in the chapter of the same name King Wonderful Adornment. It has been many years I have had the idea of turning this story found with in this sacred text of Buddhism into a children’s story. There are few books currently for children on Buddhism and fewer still from the Lotus Sutra. Through the actions of the children they are able to convince their…