who speak slander against the “Right Dharma”. In Dialogue VII‚ “The Warnings of The Buddha”‚ Nichiren writes‚ “As far as Buddhist sutras are concerned‚ it can be concluded that the peace of our country will be realized if slanderers of the Right Dharma are eliminated and keepers of the Right Dharma are protected. ‘The Buddha says to [Maitreya Bodhisattva] in the same sutra: I remember that I became a king of a great country Jambudvipa in a previous existence…I heard some Brahmas slandering the great
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Buddhism whose main sutra is the Lotus Sutra. The Nichiren sect of Buddhism is any denomination of Buddhism that derives its beliefs from the teachings of the ancient Japanese teacher Nichiren. “Nichiren is comprised of more than forty different independent religious institutions. Nichiren‚ originally a monk of the Tendai doctrine did not see himself as the creator of a sect‚ nor did he give his followers a name. It was in his death that his teachings‚ based on the Lotus Sutra‚ were denominated
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their own monarches to do translation work‚ and thus‚ a large amount of sutra then can be readable for Chinese. Nearly 4000 chapters of sutra had been interpreted till the end of Wei and Jin. This provided a solid foundation to those who would like to investigate Buddhism afterwards. Those translators specialize in different areas‚ they gathered hundreds of people analyzing the shape‚ sound‚ and the meaning of words in sutra. This experience had a great impact on the wide spread of Buddhism in Tang
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Sex positions 1 Sex positions Sex positions are positions which people may adopt during or for the purpose of sexual intercourse or other sexual activities. Sexual acts are generally described by the positions the participants adopt in order to perform those acts. Though sexual intercourse generally involves the sexual penetration of the body of one person by another‚ or the stimulation of the sex organ of one by another‚ a sex position may not necessarily involve penetration or direct stimulation
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The environment surrounding the Buddhist temple was different than that of the environment of Christian churches‚ mosques‚ synagogues. The great books of Buddhism were not really described that much in the interview with the Buddhist monk. Instead Buddhism focuses more on the practice of the teachings of the Buddha. Buddhist do not necessarily read the teachings of Buddha all the time. The main practice for Buddhists is living the way of the Buddha In order to get a better understanding of Buddhism
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Reagan Miano Professor McBride IDS 317 Midterm Exam 1. The Sūtra in Forty-two Sections: It is about the dream that Emperor Ming had in which he saw a spirit flying around the palace. The minister tell the Emperor that it must be Buddha and the Emperor asked to go and returned with a copy of the Scripture of forty two Sutras and later deposited in a temple. In the Sutras in Forty-two Section also mentioned about the five guidelines they are not to kill‚ not to steal‚ not to commit
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the temple looks very similar to temples I used to visit in China‚ except for the fact that Zhengjue Temple is smaller in size. It has one big hall mainly used to place the statues of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas and one small room used to shelve the Sutras. Several cushions are put on the ground of the hall and in front of the Buddha Statues. They are mainly used for meditation and making worship. During my visit‚ I mainly talked to Rev Chi-Miu Sik‚ who arranged the weekly meditation events and took
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AHIMSA: OBLIGATION OF HOMO SAPIENS SAPIENS A Term Paper Presented to Religious Education‚ Philosophy And Peace Education and Development College of Arts and Sciences Notre Dame University In partial fulfilment of requirements for the Oriental and Chinese Philosophy JOHN LUKE SORIENTE PADILLA PART I Introduction In the regeneration and divinization of man‚ the first step is to eliminate his beastly nature. The predominant in beast
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things” (201). These are the ideas of Dharma‚ the three marks of existence. In Bones of the Master‚ Tsung Tsai asks Georgie to translate the Diamond Sutra. He tells Georgie‚ Diamond can cut many‚ many hard material. Material cannot cut diamond. Means wisdom can cut foolish. Foolish cannot cut wisdom. I tell you clear the philosophy and nature of Diamond Sutra. Of Buddha mind (Crane
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The number one hundred and eight plays a vital role not only in Buddhism as a religion‚ but also in its artwork. It is considered sacred to the religion as a whole and has different implications in different countries. There are also deities that have different forms that incorporate the number. The number can be seen in various spiritual practices and theories‚ as well as in many monuments and objects. While the origin of this sacred number may be hard to pin point‚ it’s significance is still obvious
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