Dear Kathy I have waited for my Gohonzon for one and half year and it is worthwhile waiting. We are receiving the supreme object of devotion once in our life...
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Vanya Fletcher
vorotyntsev
Aug 1, 2003 9:45 am
... The question is, Kathy, who determines what is a good enough reason to receive a Gohonzon? Letting someone else determine what is a good enough reason...
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crtlaltf4
Aug 1, 2003 11:46 am
hello hello First ,sorry my poor english " i am french :) " i am surprise not too find simple answer to "" printing gohonzon over the net"... ==>>gohonzon not...
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gaydave53
Aug 1, 2003 11:48 am
Kathy wrote: "...Allowing the Gohonzon to be available for anyone who wants one, for whatever reason, trivial or not?..." "allowing";...??? That's the point,...
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Kathy Ruby
kathyruby
Aug 1, 2003 1:02 pm
Vanya writes: <<The question is, Kathy, who determines what is a good enough reason to receive a Gohonzon?>> One of the Three Treasures is the Sangha. How...
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Gdanyelz@...
gtdanyelz
Aug 1, 2003 1:48 pm
... I agree about totally about a wait and see attitude about the downloading of Gohonzons. If the Gakkai eventually permitted downloading from its own...
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Gdanyelz@...
gtdanyelz
Aug 1, 2003 2:05 pm
... Thank you. ... Some of this may be copying off of how Japanese speak English, much like the British who say "going on holiday," rather than going on...
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Christopher H. Holte
chris_holte
Aug 1, 2003 2:49 pm
... All those are nice traditions. I think that part of our attitude is to try to differentiate between which traditions are within the "realm" or "scope" of...
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Kathy Ruby
kathyruby
Aug 1, 2003 3:11 pm
The Daishonin wrote: "O-ama Gozen is insincere and foolish. She was also irresolute, believing at one time, while renouncing her belief at another. When...
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gtdanyelz
Aug 1, 2003 3:12 pm
... That's not the question. The question is not whether someone "deserves"; a Gohonzon. Anyone can get a Gohonzon, even from Nikken Abe, although I sincerely...
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Brian P. Mann
stimpybmann
Aug 1, 2003 3:28 pm
I agree with you, Chris, but I think this person was referring to the previous post about adding characters to the Gohonzon. Any thoughts on that? The other...
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Christopher H. Holte
chris_holte
Aug 1, 2003 3:42 pm
... Trying to define and "own" the sangha is what got us into friction with the priests. They wanted to define "Sangha" as being primarilly built around...
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Christopher H. Holte
chris_holte
Aug 1, 2003 4:06 pm
... I don't really know if most of us are qualified to modify existing Gohonzon. And I certainly don't feel qualified to create a Gohonzon from scratch. Beyond...
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gtdanyelz
Aug 1, 2003 4:11 pm
... Knowing myself...knowing how I mess up and rumple up downloads of academic papers and articles...I just can't see it. Unless I went to one of those...
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Gdanyelz@...
gtdanyelz
Aug 1, 2003 4:12 pm
... Ugh. I agree. ... What? ... Look. At one point, I had Nam-myoho-renge-kyo on my checks. It didn't mean that I didn't occasionally bounce a check. In...
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Pat Matthews
vegaspatrick...
Aug 1, 2003 4:13 pm
Vanya, I would think anyone that considers themself a Votary of the Lotus Sutra, or a discciple of Nichiren Daishonin, should be able to explain to an...
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Wigle
wigle2boeddha
Aug 1, 2003 4:13 pm
Dear American friends, Just back from a week Dutch summercourse in the European center at Trets in France. One subject was the Rissho Ankoku Ron and the other...
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Tim
go_honzon
Aug 1, 2003 4:13 pm
But Kathy, the real Gohonzon is not the piece of paper, but is the inner truth of our Buddhahood. And this becomes true, and activated, so to speak, through...
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Pat Matthews
vegaspatrick...
Aug 1, 2003 4:19 pm
I would think when the mandalla no longer contains the characters in their entirety, as identified in the Introduction Chapter of the Lotus Sutra, than it is...
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Christopher H. Holte
chris_holte
Aug 1, 2003 4:40 pm
... Trets in France. One subject was the Rissho Ankoku Ron and the other the Gohonzon. ... Internet. I was amazed. ... follow his guidance on how to revere the...
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Christopher H. Holte
chris_holte
Aug 1, 2003 4:46 pm
... in ... with ... There are 120 extent Gohonzon actually inscribed by Nichiren, according to one account I read. There were probably many more at one time...
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ryuei2000
Aug 1, 2003 4:51 pm
... I actually don't read all the posts here and I have been offline for a few days, but I just happened to get curious about this thread and since you brought...
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ryuei2000
Aug 1, 2003 5:15 pm
... I think you have a very good attitude towards this. I wish more people had this kind of sincere feeling. My own feeling is that part of taking refuge in...
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Shermaine
respect_toall
Aug 1, 2003 5:37 pm
Hey... brian Gigggling ......... speaking of light rinse. When wiggle? talk about how we all look from our internet indentity? I imagine all of us(like buddha)...
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Shermaine
respect_toall
Aug 1, 2003 5:38 pm
Dear all I did ABC gongyo too from day one I received my gohonzon in 1993. No I am not the reading type but rather listen to my senior's reasoning. Still new...
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Pat Matthews
vegaspatrick...
Aug 1, 2003 5:39 pm
Tim Would this be any different than if someone, received gohonzon and later decided not to practice and places the gohonzon in their sock drawer or some...
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Lori M
bodhisattvalori
Aug 1, 2003 6:14 pm
Thanks for this reminder. Matilda Buck is one of the most encouraging leaders I've known of. I can relate to what she says and am moved to action by it ... ...
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ryuei2000
Aug 1, 2003 6:27 pm
There is no reason why anyone should be left in the dark about what is on the calligraphic mandala. Using the most representative of the extant Nichiren...
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Brian Holly
bholly72
Aug 1, 2003 6:37 pm
This has nothing to do with any of the current topics of discussion. I just thought others might enjoy this cheap shot at a competitor: ...
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Kathy Ruby
kathyruby
Aug 1, 2003 6:38 pm
You may be right -- the downloaded Gohonzon is just a piece of paper or a bit of bandwidth. But the Gohonzon I have enshrined at home is my object of worship....
