Konponji, Sado Island
The founder of the Nichiren sect of Buddhism was exiled to Sado in 1271 when his Rissho Ankokuron (Treatise on Securing the Peace of the Land by the Establishment of the Correct Dharma) provoked the wrath of the Kamakura Shogunate. Nichiren described his own point of view in his Kaimokusho (On Opening Your Eyes) which he wrote in the Sanmai Hall of the Konponji Temple in Tsukahara. After moving to the Ichitani Monastery (Myoshoji Temple) he composed the Jukai Mandala or Mandala of the Ten Buddhist Realms in which he expressed the philosophy of the Lotus Sutra. The culmination of Nichiren's thought and philosophy is found in the Kanshinhonzonsho, meaning Treatise on the Object of Devotion for Observing the Mind. It is said that he was able to produce these works thanks to the external protection of the priest Abutsubo and his wife, Sennichini (Myosenji Temple) and the priest Kokufu and his wife, Zennichiama (Sesonji Temple) . Nichiren spent two years and five months on Sado before being pardoned in 1274, and returning to Kamakura. From Honkoji Temple in Matsugasaki where Nichiren landed to the sacred sites in Shibute, Maura and other areas from which he set sail when he left, Sado abounds with histories, ruins and legends connected with Nichiren.
Hongakuji Temple, Kamakura - Japan
Hongakuji Temple. This temple was constructed in 1436 at the command of Ashikaga Mochiuji as a donation to Ichijo Nisshutsu. It belongs to the Nichiren Shu. The temple is also known as Niccho-sama after its second chief priest Niccho Shonin. Address: 12-12 Komachi 1-chome Kamakura
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Choeizan Enkyoji Temple Oeshiki Ceremony Retreat 2011 Nipponzan Myohoji Temple
From October 7-9, we held a retreat at the Nipponzan Myohoj facility on Bainbridge Island. Rev Cederman and Rev Sorenson were joined by a special guest teacher, Rev Myokei Caine-Barrett from the Houston, Texas, Nichiren Shu Sangha. Attendees at the retreat particpated in activities such as shabutsu, shodaigyo, and seminars on Buddhism. The theme of the retreat was jihi (compassion). On the last day we held a special service for Oeshiki.
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Jodo-e 2009 Highlights
Highlights of Jodo-e, Buddha's Enlightenment, Service in December 2009 at Myosho-ji, 妙声寺, Nichiren Shu Buddhist Temple in Charlotte, NC USA
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Hanamatsuri 2010 at Myosho-ji
Hanamatsuri Service at Myosho-ji, 妙声寺, Wonderful Voice Buddhist Temple in Charlotte, NC USA. This service celebrates the birth of the Buddha.
Myosho-ji 2009 Photo Highlights
Photo montage of activities during the past year. I am not very good at making videos but at least it is a start and a record of some of our activities. I hope you enjoy. Myosho-ji, 妙声寺, Nichiren Shu Buddhist Temple Charlotte, NC USA
Presentation of Offerings New Year 2010
Presentation of offerings for the altar on New Year's day 2010 before the start of the service. Myosho-ji, 妙声寺, Charlotte, NC USA
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Nichiren Buddhism is a branch of Mahayana Buddhism based on the teachings of the 13th-century Japanese Buddhist priest Nichiren (1222–1282) and is one of the Kamakura Buddhism schools. Its teachings derive from some 300–400 extant letters and treatises attributed to Nichiren.With the advent, and proselytizing efforts, of the Soka Gakkai International, called the most prominent Japanese 'export' religion to draw significant numbers of non-Japanese converts, Nichiren Buddhism has spread throughout the world.
Within Nichiren Buddhism there are two major divisions which fundamentally differ over whether Nichiren should be regarded as a bodhisattva of the earth, a saint, great teacher—or the actual Buddha of the third age of Buddhism. Several Japanese new religions are Nichiren-inspired lay groups. It is practiced worldwide, with practitioners throughout the United States, Brazil and Europe, as well as in South Korea and southeast Asia. The largest sects are the Soka Gakkai/(Soka Gakkai International), Nichiren Shu, and Nichiren Shoshu.Nichiren Buddhism focuses on the Lotus Sutra doctrine that all people have an innate Buddha-nature and are therefore inherently capable of attaining enlightenment in their current form and present lifetime. Nichiren proposed a classification system that ranks the quality of religions and various Nichiren schools can be either accommodating or vigorously opposed to any other forms of Buddhism or religious beliefs.
There are three essential aspects to Nichiren Buddhism:
The undertaking of faith.
The practice of chanting Nam Myoho Renge Kyo accompanied by selected recitations of the Lotus Sutra and teaching others to do the same.
The study of Nichiren’s scriptural writings called Gosho.The Nichiren Gohonzon is a calligraphic image which is prominently displayed in the home or temple buildings of its believers. The Gohonzon used in Nichiren Buddhism is composed of the names of key bodhisattvas and Buddhas in the Lotus Sutra as well as Namu-Myoho-Renge-Kyo written in large characters down the center.After his death, Nichiren left to his followers the mandate to widely propagate the Gohonzon and Daimoku in order to secure the peace and prosperity of society.Traditional Nichiren Buddhist temple groups are commonly associated with Nichiren Shoshu and varying Nichiren Shu schools. There are also modern 21st-century lay groups not affiliated with temples such as Soka Gakkai, Kenshokai, Shoshinkai, Risshō Kōsei Kai, and Honmon Butsuryū-shū.