... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That last one is a "B" Gosho I think....
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Robin Ray Beck
rrobinrb2000
Jun 1, 2006 7:42 am
The True Aspect of All Phenomena True Entity of Life - Shoho Jisso Sho - Not an "A". Maybe a "B" but possibly a "C" {forgery} Letter to Ichinosawa Nyudo May...
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Robin Ray Beck
rrobinrb2000
Jun 1, 2006 8:14 am
... domain ... I will agree that in at least two authentic non-major letters he writes that the emissary, envoy, or messenger of the lotus has or acts on the...
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steve_is_a_buddha
steve_is_a_b...
Jun 1, 2006 12:34 pm
Byrd As far as I remember it, its about the buddha nature being in the lower worlds - and therefore chih-i counsels against attempting to surpress all desires,...
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gaydave53
Jun 1, 2006 1:04 pm
"Robin Ray Beck" wrote: "..in the 5 or 10 Major Writings, he makes it clear that only Shakyamuni possesses the Three Virtues {san-toku} and the Three Bodies...
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Brian Holly
bholly72
Jun 1, 2006 1:34 pm
... then ... with ... It is quite certain that not all the original enlightenment stuff in the Gosho is forged. It appears in Gosho that are utterly ...
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Don Gropp
djgropp
Jun 1, 2006 2:34 pm
One Gosho you haven't quoted from is the "Selection of the Time" written in 1277 while at Minobu. In fact, there are another 150 or so extant Gosho which have...
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gaydave53
Jun 1, 2006 3:04 pm
"Don Gropp" quoted from the backgound material for "Selection of the Time "...However, from the standpoint of Nichiren Daishonin's enlightenment, "Bodhisattva...
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Robin Ray Beck
rrobinrb2000
Jun 1, 2006 3:13 pm
... <djgropp@...> wrote: However, ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nichiren wrote this, but he really meant ... r...
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gaydave53
Jun 1, 2006 3:28 pm
... Hi Don...the background material you quoted ifs from the earlier "major writings"...it is probably over 25 years old and certainly "pre-split" meaning it...
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Robin Ray Beck
rrobinrb2000
Jun 1, 2006 3:35 pm
... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nichikan may have written things that make sense, but everything I have seen is gibberish. Nichiren calls himself the...
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Andy Hanlen
andyhanlen2000
Jun 1, 2006 3:51 pm
Don Gropp wrote: << Anyway, here is part of the background information regarding statements about Nichiren, the 'Buddha of True Cause: >> At one point I was...
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ryuei2000
Jun 1, 2006 4:18 pm
I think the problem that arises from this term is because it is being taught by Japanese Buddhists who for the most part approach Buddhist teachings as magical...
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ryuei2000
Jun 1, 2006 4:22 pm
... I'm not sure myself what the whole story about Shoho Jisso Sho is. I know it is not authenticated, but I also know that it is regularly quoted in Nichiren...
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ryuei2000
Jun 1, 2006 4:42 pm
... message ... in ... passages ... of ... I faced the same dilemma about ten years ago when it came to my attention that some of my favorite gosho were not...
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ryuei2000
Jun 1, 2006 4:57 pm
... Don, Scholars don't wait around for translations. Real scholars read these things in the original languages. Jackie Stone is the preeminent scholar of...
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Brian Holly
bholly72
Jun 1, 2006 7:36 pm
... to ... of ... treatise ... Law, ... in ... Daishonin's ... identity. ... of ... Well, Don, I think you have done an admirable job of expressing the ...
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wahzoh
Jun 1, 2006 7:57 pm
... <snip> <quoting from Gakkai study materials> ... As far as I can see, this doctrine and those like it were invented in order to elevate Taiseki-ji over...
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gaydave53
Jun 1, 2006 8:41 pm
... "...this insistence on the Gakkai's part of holding onto discredited Temple doctrines will please old schoolers in Japan, but will just drive away...
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free2woowoo
Jun 1, 2006 8:50 pm
Byrd: Thanks for earlier response. I am happy when these things are pointed out to me, as well. Regarding this post, I think the Gakkai is in deep doodoo when...
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gaydave53
Jun 1, 2006 8:54 pm
... "...as Robin has so brilliantly pointed out elsewhere - what is the point of throwing out the Eternal Shakyamuni Buddha in order to replace him with the...
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free2woowoo
Jun 1, 2006 9:12 pm
Dave: SGI is a corporate entity. There is good reason, we just don't know what it is. Remember the credo: "protect the members". Especially, from the truth....
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Andy Hanlen
andyhanlen2000
Jun 1, 2006 9:18 pm
Dave wrote: << The 21st century needs Nichiren Buddhism without the bullshit... and I still put my money on the Gakkai as an organization that can get the job...
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wahzoh
Jun 1, 2006 9:34 pm
(top post) Hi, Ashrey (is that how they say it?) For what it's worth, I think the Living Buddhism magazine has improved dramatically this year, with the new...
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free2woowoo
Jun 1, 2006 9:38 pm
Ok, now I'm confused about Dave. Earlier, I thought I understood where he was coming from. Dave! Wazzup? Either the Gakkai is, or isn't IT! I have to go with...
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gaydave53
Jun 1, 2006 10:02 pm
... Don't worry, Ashley, I confuse lots of people...especially myself!! I'm not schizophrenic...well, maybe I am...No, I'm NOT!...Yes, I am! :) Seriously, I'm...
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Brian Holly
bholly72
Jun 1, 2006 11:37 pm
... Shakyamuni ... Buddha ... I ... the ... "Has to accept?" Well, I have asked this question of a couple of vice-General Directors, and they have answered...
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Brian Holly
bholly72
Jun 1, 2006 11:50 pm
I may understand Dave's position, as it is similar to mine: namely, that despite all its flaws, there is not only a tremendous amount of good in SGI, but also...
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gaydave53
Jun 2, 2006 12:37 am
Hello: The SGI has in fact directly addressed the issue of the historical timeperiod of Shakyamuni and that relationship to the former, middle and latter...
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gaydave53
Jun 2, 2006 12:46 am
Hello: I ran across this uncredited info during a google search on the authenticity of the Shoho Jisso Sho...The original is not extant, but a copy exists at...
