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gotta say; the constant striking of the bell throughout the recitation of the sutra would get on my nerves big time.

Thank you for sharing! It is a little difficult to find material in English.

Shaka is not the eternal Buddha. Never has been by his own admission, Nichiren Shu is way off mark

MyOzzio 5 months ago

To do the real gongyo would take hours, totally impractical. Not to mention that the chinese characters inlude sentences..... Nichiren the Buddah of Kuonganjo will get bored.

MyOzzio 5 months ago

El buda Nichiren postulo que todo somos budas, y que la practica correcta es.......... NAM MIHOJO RENGUE KYO y no otra, ahora si usted desa practicar otra escuela es su libre eleccion. deseo dialogar sobre en donde esta practicando y le dire donde practico .

no son los años que llevaen , si no ,los resultados de la vida.Nosotros somo LAICOS ..sabe eso que es? y no presugemos que uno sabe y el otro no ,solo dialogemos , con funda mentos , le parece ?, saludos cordiales

litostones 1 year ago

@litostones In a general response to all of your comments. At Myosho-ji we observe the teachings of the Eternal Buddha Shakyamuni as revealed in the 16th chapter of the Lotus Sutra. We are a recognized Nichiren Shu temple and follow the practices as laid out by our founder Nichiren Shonin.

You are of course free to express your opinions, you may notice that I have not censored your comments.

And you are also free to practice Buddhism in any manner you so desire.

TheMyoshoji 1 year ago

@TheMyoshoji HELLO.TRULY HAVE ENJOYED WATCHING YOUR VIDEO VERY MUCH AND LEARNING OF YOUR TEMPLE.IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE SO MANY OF NICHIREN SHOSU PRACTICIONERS ON YOUTUBE.NAM MYOHO RENGE KYO!!!!

My7508 10 months ago

@TheMyoshoji: "...you are also free to practice Buddhism in any manner you so desire."

No wonder Nichiren stated clearly in his writings that there were and would be countless men of evil hearts who dressed up cloaks of priesthood and pretend to be holy, honorable men of faith. YOU, litostones, is one such fellow. Trying to be sincere and telling the whole world to 'practise Buddhism in any manner you desire'? All but in the name of getting more devotees to contribute and fatten your pockets?

Beginningless 6 months ago

@Beginningless: ahh...as a matter of seriousness, I hereby correct myself - the above words are directed at 'The Myoshoji', the useless and fake priest who did nothing to the world running rampant with evil men. 'cause he is one such.

Beginningless 6 months ago

@litostones In a general response to all of your comments. At Myosho-ji we observe the teachings of the Eternal Buddha Shakyamuni as revealed in the 16th chapter of the Lotus Sutra. We are a recognized Nichiren Shu temple and follow the practices as laid out by our founder Nichiren Shonin.

You are of course free to express your opinions, you may notice that I have not censored your comments.

And you are also free to practice Buddhism in any manner you so desire.

TheMyoshoji 1 year ago

a otra cosilla , aqui en esta organizacion no esta prohibido nada, ya que no hay dogmas, y repito no es jusgar es REFUTAR una practica incorrecta, por la verdadera.

Pero me tomo la livertad de opinar que usted no tiene ni la menor idea , de nada, solo hace por hacer. y si usted deja en este citio un video , debe estar dispuesto a escuchar opiniones , CRITICAS CONTRUCTIVAS, por que de eso se trata , de elevar estado de vida. Sabe sobre la doctrina de ICHINEN ZANSEN? ..espero su respuesta.

litostones 1 year ago

cuentame a que organizacion o escuela pertenecen esa recitacion , gracias.

litostones 1 year ago

Estimado pertenesco a la SOKA GAKAY INTERNACIONAL , le dice algo? , pertenesco al departamento de etudios , y al ver su video , no escucho en ningun momento el capitulo HOBEN y JURYO..dos capitulos funda mentales a la hora de realizar GONGIO ...sabe que eso ?..Nichiren dejo escrito de puño y letra , seguir la ley y no a las personas, eso es estudie el sutra del loto sin poner de su propia siembra , y en ningun momento , quice ofender , si no ADVERTIRLE que realiza la practica correcta.

litostones 1 year ago

Mis disculpas...pero no es correcta su practica y recitacion de sutra del loto .

los capitulos son , Hoben y Juryo los que principal mente NICHIREN DAISHONIN RECOMiENDO REALIZAR.

NO REALIZEN CUSAS NEGATIVAS EN SUS VIDAS HACIENDO UNA PRACTICA BASADA EN SUS PROPIAS PRESUNCIONES. sigan la ley no a los hombres.

litostones 1 year ago

@litostones Sadly you are mistaken into believing something that is not supported by doctrine. There is nothing in either the Lotus Sutra or in Nichiren's writing that say reciting in a native language is prohibited. My friend, you should study more of the Lotus Sutra and Nichiren before you decide to condemn or judge others. You are of course fee to have your own prejudices, however you burden yourself with things prohibiting you from fully enjoying the great benefit of the Lotus Sutra.

TheMyoshoji 1 year ago

@TheMyoshoji There is this thing called 'lost in translation'. Learn it.

And ask yourself: why did the Buddha not explained or said anything when his first and foremost disciple, Ananda, held up a lotus flower, but only smiled? Because there are things in this world, let alone this Universe, that CANNOT be spoken or put into words.

There is a reason why Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is chanted as it is, just like people don't go round 'translating' your name & calling you out in your 'new' name. Get it?

Beginningless 7 months ago

@Beginningless If I may, the Dharma was spoken to be understood, not be recited by rote. Hence, the great translators of China translated the sutras such as the Lotus Sutra from Sanskrit into Chinese. By your reasoning, people should not recite Nam-Myo-Ho-Ren-Ge-Kyo or Na Mo Miao Fa Lian Hua Jing, but instead should recite Namo Saddharma Pundarika Sutra, since that is the closest we have to the title of the sutra as Buddha spoke it.

jmlee369 6 months ago

@jmlee369 You seemed to be in your mom's womb when you typed the reply. There is a reason behind EVERY translation and migration, and for the truth to be revealed IN JAPAN in the 13 century the very trans-migration was necessary. Similarly had the Buddha NOT encontered persecutions he would NOT have gained enlightenment. The persections were NECESSARY for his enlightenment. Get it?

Great translators huh? So who did the translation of Gongyo here? Who is the GREAT TRANSLATOR? Tell me now.

Beginningless 6 months ago

@jmlee369 Kumarajiv WAS the one who translated the Lotus Sutra. Not only did he accomplished that, he all the more vowed that should he translated the sutra with ANY OF HIS PERSONAL IDEA INFUSED IN IT, HIS TONGUE WOULD BE BURNED. HOWEVER SHOULD HE TOTALLY TRANSLATE THE SUTRA WITHOUT ANY PERSONAL THOUGHT ATTACHED, HIS TONGUE WOULD REMAIN INTACT.

So who was the fellow who translated the Gongyo? You? Your granny? Or your great aunt's maid? Don't talk stooopid here please?

Beginningless 6 months ago

@Beginningless Also, your recounting of the Buddha holding up a flower and Maha Kashyapa's response of a smile relates the transmission of the Ch'an Dharma, the first mind-to-mind transmission which began the lineage outside the (textual) teachings. Considering that the tale is an account of a Ch'an transmission, it is irrelevant here. To awaken beings from ignorance, the Buddha used words to teach the dharma, for had he not done so, very few (if any) people would have awakened themselves.

jmlee369 6 months ago

@jmlee369 Wake your own brain up first, if you have one in the beginning. "...the Buddha used words to teach the dharma"...SO?? 'Mind-to-mind'? Mind your head! Haha...if you don't know anything about Buddhism, just shut up. Ananda fully grasped the truth of this Universe and there the Buddha smiled. Simple as that. Just because I used my eyes to read the traffic on the road does NOT mean I don't use my ears to hear the coming noise. Get it? Translate Gongyo? Hahaha...how more stupid is that?

Beginningless 6 months ago