WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE KANSHI-E CEREMONY?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON NICHIREN SHOSHU BASICS OF PRACTICE MYOKYO MAGAZINE AUGUST 2015, PP.47-50 Question: WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE KANSHI-E CEREMONY? Kanshi-e is an annual memorial ceremony for the Twenty-sixth High Priest, Nic…
WHY DO WE CHANT DAINMOKU?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON NICHIREN SHOSHU BASICS OF PRACTICE MYOKYO MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2015, PP. 47-50 Question: WHY DO WE CHANT DAINMOKU? The Correct Practice Shodai (chanting Daimoku) means to chant the Daimoku of Nam- Myoho-Renge-Kyo while believing in…
WHY DO WE MAKE PILGRIMAGES TO HEAD TEMPLE TAISEKIJI?
GUIDEPOSTS IN FAITH MYOKYO MAGAZINE MARCH 2014 (PP. 8-9, 11-13) WHY DO WE MAKE PILGRIMAGES TO HEAD TEMPLE TAISEKIJI? The Daishonin teach the following in the Gosho, “The Person and the Law” (“Nanjo dono gohenji”): Those who travel to this place…
What is Karma?
BASIC BUDDHIST TERMS KARMA MYOKYO MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2014 (PP.72-75) Karma is a transliteration of the Sunskrit word, karman. It refers to all actions based on thoughts, words, and deeds. Karma is the cause of both positive and negative effects in…