Buddhism: Prostrations

She is not a Buddhist.

So many rituals, arbitrary and complex instructions... like the tucking in of the thumbs, and the 34 rays of light coming from the 4 heads of the Buddha, and blah blah blah.... not sure what any of this has to do with what the Buddha taught.

With those who are sympathetic
Let us have discussion on Buddhism.
As for those whose point of view differs from ours Let us treat them politely and thus make them happy.(But) disputes are alien to our School, For they are incompatible with its doctrine.
-Hui Neng

Wow...so much division! As long as awareness and good will is achieved, does the path one chooses matter so much? If one wishes to prostrate, then do so. If one wishes not to, then do not. If one takes comfort in words, then do so. If one does not, then do not. There is no "right" way, only an individual truth.

Thank you so much for sharing this.

Om Mani Peme Hung Hrih

Do not prostrate, this is a silly superstition. It is not Buddhism. She makes Buddhism look like Islam.

It's called Nichiren Buddhism. They believe that the Lotus Sutra is the best of all the sutras to study.

Now granted, I am not a Nichiren Buddhist so I don't really agree with it. However, there are instances in other sects of Buddhism where the hearing of a sutra caused a person to have satori. Such as Kaundinya after hearing the Buddha's lecture at Deer Park (in Theravada) or Huineng after hearing the Diamond Sutra (in Zen).

Nichiren is not Buddhism its a cult founded by court nobles of early Japan.

My concern is that people will get the idea that one sect is the only way and the rest of humanity is doomed. Its too immoral. Theravada and Zen do not make that same claim and illustrate many paths to Enlightenment.

This practice predates Nichiren so i think