Sacred Services Of The Lotus Sutra

Author : Ryuei McCormick,Mark Herrick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1086225376

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Sacred Services of the Lotus Sutra by Ryuei McCormick,Mark Herrick Pdf

This book contains the full and complete daily gongyo meditation service for Nichiren Shu Buddhists. Nichiren Shu practitioners perform a twice daily gongyo meditation service that involves all six senses in an act of celebration, fully immersing themselves into the sublime reality of the Lotus Sutra while taking refuge in the Sanctuary of Awakening. Every gongyo meditation service is a re-creation of the Lotus Sutra's mystical Ceremony in the Air.This book's unique sutra recitation design matches the Japanese Shindoku with English in a side by side, line by line format, making it easy to recite either Shindoku or English while seeing what is the meaning of each line. The English translation is graciously provided with permission by Kosei Publishing of Japan, from their newest translation of the Threefold Lotus Sutra. Their translation is carefully balanced for ease of recitation in English and updated neutralizing gender references making this translation relevant for today's modern practitioners.This book includes the full and complete daily gongyo service, as well as optional Shodaigyo Meditation, memorial service, healing service, meal service, Dharanis, Shomyo hymns, and two silent guided meditations. It provides detailed instructions how to celebrate the various services as well as a short introduction to Nichiren Shu Buddhism.May this book bring you joy and peace and find you well and free of suffering.

Author : Shinjō Suguro
Publisher : Jain Publishing Company
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Tripitạka
ISBN : 9780875730783

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Introduction to the Lotus Sutra by Shinjō Suguro Pdf

To many Buddhists, The Lotus Sutra is one of the most important, if not the most important, sutras in the Buddhist canon. To the beginning student of Buddhism, however, The Lotus Sutra often presents a difficult challenge. For this reason, the authors have developed "An Introduction" to The Lotus Sutra, making it easy to understand this central scripture of Mahayana Buddhism.

Author : Mark White Lotus
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781312239050

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Nichiren Buddhism Sutra Book by Mark White Lotus Pdf

Author : Gautama Buddha,Hendrik Kern,Alex Struik
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 147910616X

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The Lotus Sutra by Gautama Buddha,Hendrik Kern,Alex Struik Pdf

The Lotus Sutra is one of the most popular and influential Mahayana sutras, and the basis on which several schools of Buddhism were established.The oldest parts of the text (Chapters 1-9 and 17) were probably written down between 100 BC and 100 AD: most of the text had appeared by 200 AD. The earliest known Sanskrit title for the sutra is the Saddharma Pundarika Sutra, which translates to "the Lotus Flower Formula (or Rule) of Good Dharma." The Lotus Sutra presents itself as a discourse delivered by the Buddha toward the end of his life. The tradition in Mahayana states that the sutra was written down at the time of the Buddha and stored for five hundred years in a realm of nagas. After this they were reintroduced into the human realm at the time of the Fourth Buddhist Council in Kashmir.

Author : Surendra Prakash
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Guan Puxian pu sa xing fa jing
ISBN : UVA:X002238801

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The Buddhist Sutra of Lotus Flower by Surendra Prakash Pdf

Author : Johan Hendrik Caspar Kern
Publisher : Jazzybee Verlag
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783849622084

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The Lotus Sutra (Saddharma-Pundarika) (Annotated Edition) by Johan Hendrik Caspar Kern Pdf

This is the extended and annotated edition including * an extensive annotation of more than 10.000 words about the history and basics of Buddhism, written by Thomas William Rhys Davids The Lotus Sūtra is one of the most popular and influential Mahāyāna sūtras, and the basis on which the Tiantai and Nichiren schools of Buddhism were established. This sutra is known for its extensive instruction on the concept and usage of skillful means – the seventh paramita or perfection of a Bodhisattva – mostly in the form of parables. It is also one of the first sutras to use the term Mahāyāna, or "Great Vehicle", Buddhism. Another concept introduced by the Lotus Sutra is the idea that the Buddha is an eternal entity, who achieved nirvana eons ago, but willingly chose to remain in the cycle of rebirth (samsara) to help teach beings the Dharma time and again. (courtesy of wikipedia.com) Contents: Buddhism The Lotus Sutra (Saddharma-Pundarîka) Chapter I. Introductory. Chapter Ii. Skilfulness Chapter Iii. A Parable. Chapter Iv. Disposition. Chapter V. On Plants. Chapter Vi. Announcement Of Future Destiny. Chapter Vii. Ancient Devotion. Chapter Viii. Announcement Of The Future Destiny Of The Five Hundred Monks. Chapter Ix. Announcement Of The Future Destiny Of Ânanda, Rahula, And The Two Thousand Monks. Chapter X. The Preacher. Chapter Xi. Apparition Of A Stûpa. Chapter Xii. Exertion. Chapter Xiii. Peaceful Life. Chapter Xiv. Issuing Of Bodhisattvas From The Gaps Of The Earth. Chapter Xv. Duration Of Life Of The Tathâgata. Chapter Xvi. Of Piety. Chapter Xvii. Indication Of The Meritoriousness Of Joyful Acceptance. Chapter Xviii. The Advantages Of A Religious Preacher. Chapter Xix. Sadâparibhûta. Chapter Xx. Conception Of The Transcendent Power Of The Tathâgatas. Chapter Xxi. Spells. Chapter Xxii. Ancient Devotion Of Bhaishagyarâga. Chapter Xxiii. Gadgadasvara. Chapter Xxiv. Chapter Called That Of The All-Sided One, Containing A Description Of The Transformations Of Avalokitesvara. Chapter Xxv. Ancient Devotion. Chapter Xxvi. Encouragement Of Samantabhadra. Chapter Xxvii. The Period (Of The Law, Dharmaparyâya).

Author : Thich Nhat Hanh
Publisher : Parallax Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2005-01-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781935209362

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Peaceful Action, Open Heart by Thich Nhat Hanh Pdf

Peaceful Action, Open Heartshines 60 years of study and practice upon one of the crowning scriptures of the path of the Buddha, and is destined to be known as one of the most significant writings by Thich Nhat Hanh. The Lotus Sutra is one of the most revered of Mahayana sacred texts and is sometimes called "the king of sutras." Despite this fact, there are very few commentaries in English available today. Thich Nhat Hanh explores the Sutra’s main theme-- that everyone has the capacity to become a Buddha, and that Buddha-nature is inherent in everything--but he also uniquely emphasizes the sutra’s insight that Buddha-nature is the basis for peaceful action. Since we all will one day become a Buddha, he says, we can use mindfulness practices right now to understand and find solutions to current world challenges. In his interpretation of the sutra, he suggests that if the practices, views, and insights of the Lotus Sutra would find application not only by individuals but also by nations, it would offer concrete solutions to transform individual suffering and the global challenges facing the world today. Stamped with his signature depth of vision, lucidity, and clarity, Thich Nhat Hanh’s insights based on the wisdom of the Lotus Sutra invoke a wide range of contemporary topics and concerns, such as the Palestinian-Israeli war, the threat of terrorism, and the degradation of our environment. In proposing radical new ways of finding peaceful solutions to universal, contemporary conflicts, he not only challenges the U.N to change from an organization to a real organism working for peace and harmony in the world, but also encourages all branches of all governments to act as Sangha. In so doing, he demonstrates the practical and direct applicability of this sacred text to today's concerns. This book has been re-released with a new title. The earlier hardcover edition was entitled Opening the Heart of the Cosmos.

Author : Stephen F. Teiser,Jacqueline I. Stone
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009-07-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780231520430

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Readings of the Lotus Sutra by Stephen F. Teiser,Jacqueline I. Stone Pdf

The Lotus Sutra proclaims that a unitary intent underlies the diversity of Buddhist teachings and promises that all people without exception can achieve supreme awakening. Establishing the definitive guide to this profound text, specialists in Buddhist philosophy, art, and history of religion address the major ideas and controversies surrounding the Lotus Sutra and its manifestations in ritual performance, ascetic practice, visual representations, and social action across history. Essays survey the Indian context in which the sutra was produced, its compilation and translation history, and its influence across China and Japan, among many other issues. The volume also includes a Chinese and Japanese character glossary, notes on Western translations of the text, and a synoptic bibliography.

Author : Donald S. Lopez Jr.,Jacqueline I. Stone
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691227948

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Two Buddhas Seated Side by Side by Donald S. Lopez Jr.,Jacqueline I. Stone Pdf

An essential companion to a timeless spiritual classic The Lotus Sūtra is among the most venerated scriptures of Buddhism. Composed in India some two millennia ago, it asserts the potential for all beings to attain supreme enlightenment. Donald Lopez and Jacqueline Stone provide an essential reading companion to this inspiring yet enigmatic masterpiece, explaining how it was understood by its compilers in India and, centuries later in medieval Japan, by one of its most influential proponents. In this illuminating chapter-by-chapter guide, Lopez and Stone show how the sūtra's anonymous authors skillfully reframed the mainstream Buddhist tradition in light of a new vision of the path and the person of the Buddha himself, and examine how the sūtra's metaphors, parables, and other literary devices worked to legitimate that vision. They go on to explore how the Lotus was interpreted by the Japanese Buddhist master Nichiren (1222–1282), whose inspired reading of the book helped to redefine modern Buddhism. In doing so, Lopez and Stone demonstrate how readers of sacred works continually reinterpret them in light of their own unique circumstances. An invaluable guide to an incomparable spiritual classic, this book unlocks the teachings of the Lotus for modern readers while providing insights into the central importance of commentary as the vehicle by which ancient writings are given contemporary meaning.

Author : Gene Reeves
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780861716463

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The Stories of the Lotus Sutra by Gene Reeves Pdf

"The Lotus Sutra" is one of the world's great religious scriptures and most influential texts. It has been a seminal work in the development of Buddhism throughout East Asia and, by extension in the development of Mahayana Buddhism throughout the world. Taking place in a vast and fantastical cosmic setting, the Lotus Sutra places emphasis on skillfully doing whatever is needed to serve and compassionately care for others, on breaking down sharp distinctions between the ideals of the fully enlightened buddha and the bodhisattva who vows to postpone personal salvation until all beings may share it together, and especially on each and every being's innate capacity to become a buddha.

Author : W. E. Soothill
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2005-10-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135799410

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Lotus Of The Wonderful Law by W. E. Soothill Pdf

The "Lotus of the Wonderful (or Mystic) Law" is the most important religious book of the Far East, and has been described as "The Gospel of Half Asia". It is also the chief scripture of Buddhism in China, and therefore the chief source of consolation of the many millions of Buddhists in East Asia. It is justifiable to consider it as one of the greatest and most formative books of the world, and the text is here translated for the use of the Western student whilst an endeavour is made to reveal the contour of the most spiritual drama known in the Far East.

Author : Jinah Kim
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780520273863

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Receptacle of the Sacred by Jinah Kim Pdf

In considering medieval illustrated Buddhist manuscripts as sacred objects of cultic innovation, Receptacle of the Sacred explores how and why the South Asian Buddhist book-cult has survived for almost two millennia to the present. A book “manuscript” should be understood as a form of sacred space: a temple in microcosm, not only imbued with divine presence but also layered with the memories of many generations of users. Jinah Kim argues that illustrating a manuscript with Buddhist imagery not only empowered it as a three-dimensional sacred object, but also made it a suitable tool for the spiritual transformation of medieval Indian practitioners. Through a detailed historical analysis of Sanskrit colophons on patronage, production, and use of illustrated manuscripts, she suggests that while Buddhism’s disappearance in eastern India was a slow and gradual process, the Buddhist book-cult played an important role in sustaining its identity. In addition, by examining the physical traces left by later Nepalese users and the contemporary ritual use of the book in Nepal, Kim shows how human agency was critical in perpetuating and intensifying the potency of a manuscript as a sacred object throughout time.

Author : Dr Helen Rose Fuchs Ebaugh,Dr Stephen M Cherry
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781409456872

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Global Religious Movements Across Borders by Dr Helen Rose Fuchs Ebaugh,Dr Stephen M Cherry Pdf

Exploring how religious roots are shaping 'service movements' - organizations that seek to aid people across political and geographic boundaries - Global Religious Movements Across Borders focuses on how religious movements establish structures to assist people with basic human needs such as food, clothing, shelter, education and health. Encompassing various faith traditions with origins in different parts of the world, the collection offers a unique discussion of the intersection between religious transnationalism and social movements.

Author : Gautama Buddha
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1514182793

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The Lotus Sutra by Gautama Buddha Pdf

The Lotus Sutra is one of the most popular and influential Mahayana sutras, and the basis on which the Tiantai, Tendai, Cheontae, and Nichiren schools of Buddhism were established. For many East Asian Buddhists, the Lotus sutra contains the ultimate and complete teaching of the Buddha and the reciting of the text is believed to be very auspicious. This Lotus sutra is known for its extensive instruction on the concept and usage of skillful means - (Sanskrit: upaya, Japanese: hoben), the seventh paramita or perfection of a Bodhisattva - mostly in the form of parables. The many 'skillful' or 'expedient' means and the "three vehicles" are revealed to all be part of the One Vehicle (Ekayana), which is also the Bodhisattva path. This is also one of the first sutras to use the term Mahayana, or "Great Vehicle." In the Lotus sutra, the One Vehicle encompasses so many different teachings because the Buddha's compassion and wish to save all beings led him to adapt the teaching to suit many different kinds of people. The sutra emphasizes that all these seemingly different teachings are actually just skillful applications of the one dharma and thus all constitute the "One Buddha Vehicle and knowledge of all modes." The Lotus sutra sees all other teachings are subservient to, propagated by and in the service of the ultimate truth of the One Vehicle leading to Buddhahood. The Lotus Sutra also claims to be superior to other sutras and states that full Buddhahood is only arrived at by exposure to its teachings and skillful means. Chapter ten of the Burton Watson translation states: ..".Medicine King, now I say to you, I have preached various sutras, and among those sutras the Lotus is foremost!"

Author : Sylvain Chamberlain
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1794807160

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Independent Nichiren Doctrine of Lotus Sutra Buddhism by Sylvain Chamberlain Pdf

The doctrines of Nichiren are specifically addressed to this era of the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha. This is the latter age of the spread of the teachings. The people of this era are suited to practice the Great Vehicle, the one vehicle of the Lotus Sutra Buddhism as determined and taught by Shakyamuni. Nichiren is therefore our contemporary teacher, scholar and guide. This book outlines the practice of Buddhism for today's people, independent of institutions and groups that would use the teachings to manipulate and distort for political or financial gain. Free of cultural or organizational bias, this book is a clear path for modern understanding and practice of Bodhisattva Nichiren's instruction and guidance in the correct practice of the ultimate teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha. Includes a complete guide and texts for Gongyo recitation.