Encyclopedia - Soka Gakkai International: Encyclopedia - Soka Gakkai International
Soka Gakkai International (創価学会インターナショナル; also, SGI) is the international umbrella organization for Soka Gakkai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soka Gakkai International: Encyclopedia Ii - Soka Gakkai International - Excommunication
The fundamental practice of Soka Gakkai and SGI members is derived from Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism, a form of Nichiren Buddhism. However, d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soka Gakkai International: Encyclopedia Ii - Soka Gakkai International - History
Soka Gakkai was founded as the Sōka Kyōiku Gakkai (lit. "Value-Creation Education Society") on November 18, 1930 by Japanese educator T...   » Read the article

Article - Parenting: Paint Your Child's World With Cheer  
In my travels to different countries, it is always the children, filled with energy and hope, who leave me with the most lasting impre...   » Read the article

Article - Oneness: Multiple Ways Of Seeing Things  
Information is often tailored to fit preconceived notions and stereotypes. In wartime, we repeatedly air scenes of "our side"...   » Read the article

Article - Sustainable Development: Transform Self To Heal The Earth  
    (See also: Sustainable development , Faith and Belief, Spiritual Guidance, God and Religion, Peace on Earth, Peace of ...   » Read the article

Article - Buddha Purnima: From Desire To Enlightenment  
Religion is not meant to create conflict and division, but to promote dialogue and harmony. Buddha Purnima is an appropriate occasion ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soka Gakkai International: Encyclopedia Ii - Soka Gakkai International - Criticism
In spite of their declared mission for peace, culture and education, the SGI and Soka Gakkai are also a focus of criticism and controvers...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism In Brazil
Buddhism in Brazil has practitioners of various Buddhist schools, as well as a fair number of somewhat Buddhist-inspired cults and "New A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nam Myoho Renge Kyo: Encyclopedia - Nam Myoho Renge Kyo
Nam Myōhō Renge Kyō (南無妙法蓮華経, also transliterated Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō) is a mantra that is chanted as the central pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sgi: Encyclopedia - Sgi
SGI is a TLA for at least three separate entities: Saskatchewan Government Insurance Silicon Graphics, Incorporated Soka Gakkai Internat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daisaku Ikeda: Encyclopedia - Daisaku Ikeda
Daisaku Ikeda (池田 大作, born January 2, 1928) is the president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), a Buddhist association of m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nichiren Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Nichiren Buddhism
Nichiren Buddhism (日蓮系諸宗派: Nichiren-kei sho shūha) is a branch of Buddhism based on the teachings of the 13th century Japane...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Brazil: Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Brazil
Buddhism in Brazil has practitioners of various Buddhist schools, as well as a fair number of somewhat Buddhist-inspired cults and "New A...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Soka Gakkai International: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Soka Gakkai International
Soka Gakkai International (SGI) A sect of Soka Gakkai Buddhism, formerly named Nichiren Shoshu of America. The sect promotes enlighten...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Soka Gakkai International: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Soka Gakkai International
Soka Gakkai International (SGI) A sect of Soka Gakkai Buddhism, formerly named Nichiren Shoshu of America. The sect promotes enlighten...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Singapore Soka Association: Encyclopedia Ii - Singapore Soka Association - History
Singapore Soka Association - Early years. Founded in 1967 and registered in 1972 as Singapore Nichiren Shoshu Buddhist Association, it'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soka University: Encyclopedia Ii - Soka University - Schools
Soka University of America (SUA) encompasses a graduate school, opened in 1994, in Calabasas, California and a four-year liberal arts uni...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nichiren Shoshu Of America (nsa): New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Nichiren Shoshu Of America (nsa)
Nichiren Shoshu of America (NSA) Former name of Soka Gakkai International (SGI).   (See also: Nichiren Shoshu of America (NSA...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nichiren Shoshu Of America (nsa): New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Nichiren Shoshu Of America (nsa)
Nichiren Shoshu of America (NSA) Former name of Soka Gakkai International (SGI).   (See also: Nichiren Shoshu of America (NSA...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ananda Marga: Encyclopedia Ii - Ananda Marga - Criticism
Ananda Marga has faced some criticisms. As a political protest some members reportedly practiced self-immolation[1] during the period whe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Herbie Hancock: Encyclopedia Ii - Herbie Hancock - Trivia
Hancock is a Nichiren Buddhist, and writes about the influence Buddhism has had on his life and his music in the introduction he wrote to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nichiren Shoshu: Encyclopedia Ii - Nichiren Shoshu - Sources And References
Nichiren Shoshu - English. The Doctrines and Practice of Nichiren Shoshu, Nichiren Shoshu Overseas Bureau, 2002. Also available online...   » Read the article

Dictionary -  : Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On  
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Dictionary - Original Enlightenment: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Original Enlightenment
Original enlightenment (Jpn.: hongaku)   A reference to the enlightenment Shakyamuni attained countless kalpas ago, as described...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Perfect Enlightenment: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Perfect Enlightenment
Perfect enlightenment (Jpn.: myogaku or engaku)   Also, supreme perfect enlightenment. The enlightenment of a Buddha. "Perfe...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Enlightened One: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Enlightened One
Enlightened One (Jpn.: kakusha)   Also, Awakened One. A Buddha. One who is enlightened to the ultimate truth or principle of life...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Greatly Enlightened World-honored One: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Greatly Enlightened World-honored One
Greatly Enlightened World-Honored One (Jpn.: Daikakuseson)   See: World-Honored One of Great Enlightenment   (See also: G...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Stage Of Ultimate Enlightenment: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Stage Of Ultimate Enlightenment
Stage of ultimate enlightenment (Jpn.: kukyo-soku)   The sixth of the six stages of practice.   See: six stages of practice ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Supreme Perfect Enlightenment: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Supreme Perfect Enlightenment
supreme perfect enlightenment (Jpn.: anokutara-sammyaku-sambodai or mujo-shoto-shogaku)   The enlightenment of a Buddha.   ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Stage Of Resemblance To Enlightenment: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Stage Of Resemblance To Enlightenment
Stage of resemblance to enlightenment (Jpn.: soji-soku)   The fourth of the six stages of practice.   See: six stages of pra...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acquired Enlightenment: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Acquired Enlightenment
Acquired enlightenment (Jpn.: shikaku)   See also: inherent enlightenment   (See also: Acquired enlightenment , Enlighten...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Enlightenment: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Enlightenment
Enlightenment (Jpn.: satori)   See also: attainment of Buddhahood   (See also: Enlightenment , Enlightenment, Buddhism En...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Four Stages Of Enlightenment: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Four Stages Of Enlightenment
Four stages of enlightenment (Jpn.: shi-ka)   See: four stages of Hinayana enlightenment, attainment of Buddhahood   (See ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Fundamental Nature Of Enlightenment: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Fundamental Nature Of Enlightenment
Fundamental nature of enlightenment (Jpn.: gampon-no-hossho)   Enlightenment to the fundamental nature of all things and phenomen...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Attainment Of Buddhahood By Persons Of The Two Vehicles: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Attainment Of Buddhahood By Persons Of The Two Vehicles
Attainment of Buddhahood by persons of the two vehicles (Jpn.: nijo-sabutsu)   See: attainment of Buddhahood   (See also: ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Attainment Of Buddhahood By Evil Persons: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Attainment Of Buddhahood By Evil Persons
Attainment of Buddhahood by evil persons (Jpn.: akunin jobutsu)   See: attainment of Buddhahood     (See also: Attai...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Attaining Buddhahood In This Lifetime: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Attaining Buddhahood In This Lifetime
Attaining Buddhahood in this lifetime (Jpn.: issho-jobutsu)   See: attainment of Buddhahood   (See also: Attaining Buddha...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Attaining Buddhahood In One's Present Form: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Attaining Buddhahood In One's Present Form
Attaining Buddhahood in one's present form (Jpn.: soku-shin-jobutsu)   See: attainment of Buddhahood   (See also: Attaini...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Self-awakened One: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Self-awakened One
Self-awakened one (Jpn.: dokkaku)   See: cause-awakened one     (See also: Self-awakened one , Enlightenment, Buddhi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Stage Of Progressive Awakening: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Stage Of Progressive Awakening
Stage of progressive awakening (Jpn.: bunshin-soku)   The fifth of the six stages of practice.   (See also: Stage of prog...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Awakening Of Faith: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Awakening Of Faith
Awakening of Faith (Jpn.: Kishin-ron)   See: Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana, The   (See also: Awakening of Faith , En...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Land Of Enlightened And Unenlightened Beings: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Land Of Enlightened And Unenlightened Beings
Land of Enlightened and Unenlightened Beings (Jpn.: bonsho-dogo-do)   Also, Land of Sages and Common Mortals. Here ordinary peopl...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Attainment Of Buddhahood By Women: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Attainment Of Buddhahood By Women
Attainment of Buddhahood by women (Jpn.: nyonin jobutsu)   See: attainment of Buddhahood   (See also: Attainment of Buddh...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Non-duality Of Delusion And Enlightenment: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Non-duality Of Delusion And Enlightenment
Non-duality of delusion and enlightenment (Jpn.: meigo-funi or meigo-ittai)   See: oneness of delusion and enlightenment  ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Near-perfect Enlightenment: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Near-perfect Enlightenment
Near-perfect enlightenment (Jpn.: togaku)   The fifty-first of the fifty-two stages of bodhisattva practice. The stage nearly equ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Perfect Enlightenment Sutra: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Perfect Enlightenment Sutra
Perfect Enlightenment Sutra (Jpn.: Engaku-kyo; Chin.: Yüan-chyeh-ching)   An abbreviation of the Complete and Final Teaching...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Fifty-two Stages Of Bodhisattva Practice: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Fifty-two Stages Of Bodhisattva Practice
Fifty-two stages of bodhisattva practice (Jpn.: gojuni-i)   Also, fifty-two stages of practice. The stages through which bodhisat...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Oneness Of Delusion And Enlightenment: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Oneness Of Delusion And Enlightenment
Oneness of delusion and enlightenment (Jpn.: meigo-funi or meigo-ittai)   Also, non-duality of delusion and enlightenment. The pr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Precepts Of Perfect And Immediate Enlightenment: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Precepts Of Perfect And Immediate Enlightenment
Precepts of perfect and immediate enlightenment (Jpn.: endon-kai)   Also, perfect precepts. One of the three types of learning ba...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prophecy Of Enlightenment For Five Hundred Disciples Chapter: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Prophecy Of Enlightenment For Five Hundred Disciples Chapter
Prophecy of Enlightenment for Five Hundred Disciples chapter (Jpn.: Gohyaku-deshi-juki-hon)   Abbreviated as the "Five Hundr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Inherent Enlightenment: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Inherent Enlightenment
Inherent enlightenment (Jpn.: hongaku)   Also, original enlightenment; or, depending on context, originally enlightened or eterna...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aspiration For Enlightenment: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Aspiration For Enlightenment
Aspiration for enlightenment (Skt.: bodhi-chitta; Jpn.: bodaishin; Pali.: bodhi-chitta)   Also, desire for bodhi or aspiration fo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhahood: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Buddhahood
Buddhahood (Jpn.: bukkai)   The state of awakening that a Buddha has attained. The ultimate goal of Buddhist practice and the hig...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Awakening Of Faith In The Mahayana: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Awakening Of Faith In The Mahayana
Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana, The (Jpn.: Daijo-kishin-ron; Chin.: Ta-ch'eng-ch'i-hsin-lun)   Abbreviated as Awakening of Fa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Land Of Sages And Common Mortals: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Land Of Sages And Common Mortals
Land of Sages and Common Mortals (Jpn.: bonsho-dogo-do)   Also, Land of Enlightened and Unenlightened Beings. Literally, "th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Teacher Of The True Effect: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Teacher Of The True Effect
Teacher of the true effect (Jpn.: honga-myo-no-kyoshu)   In Nichiren's teachings, Shakyamuni Buddha. In the "Life Span"...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Teacher Of The True Cause: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Teacher Of The True Cause
Teacher of the true cause (Jpn.: honnin-myo-no-kyoshu)   In Nichiren's teachings, the Buddha who expounds the fundamental Law, or...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Seed Of Buddhahood: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Seed Of Buddhahood
Seed of Buddhahood (Jpn.: busshu)   The cause for attaining Buddhahood. The Buddha nature inherent in ordinary people, or the inn...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Treatise On The Treasure Vehicle Of Buddhahood: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Treatise On The Treasure Vehicle Of Buddhahood
Treatise on the Treasure Vehicle of Buddhahood, The (Skt.: Ratnagotravibhaga-mahayanottaratantra-shastra; Chin.: Chiu-ching-i-ch'eng-p...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Seven Aids To Enlightenment: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Seven Aids To Enlightenment
Seven aids to enlightenment (Jpn.: shichi-kakushi or shichi-bodaibun)   Seven practices conducive to enlightenment. They are memo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Treatise On The Discipline For Attaining Enlightenment: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Treatise On The Discipline For Attaining Enlightenment
Treatise on the Discipline for Attaining Enlightenment, The (Chin.: P'u-t'i-tzu-liang-lun; Jpn.: Bodai-shiryo-ron)   A Chinese tr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Treatise On The Mind Aspiring For Enlightenment: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Treatise On The Mind Aspiring For Enlightenment
Treatise on the Mind Aspiring for Enlightenment, The (Jpn.: Bodai-shin-ron; Chin.: P'u-t'i-hsin-lun)   A work attributed to Nagar...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Unsurpassed Enlightenment: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Unsurpassed Enlightenment
Unsurpassed enlightenment (Jpn.: mujo-bodai; Skt.: anuttara-sambodhi)   Also, supreme enlightenment or supreme perfect enlightenm...   » Read the article

Dictionary - World-honored One Of Great Enlightenment: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On World-honored One Of Great Enlightenment
World-Honored One of Great Enlightenment (Jpn.: Daikaku-seson)   Also, Greatly Enlightened World-Honored One. An honorific title ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi
Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi (Skt) (Jpn.: anokutara-sammyaku-sambodai or mujo-shoto-shogaku)   Supreme perfect enlightenment, the uns...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prophecy Of Future Enlightenment: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Prophecy Of Future Enlightenment
Prophecy of future enlightenment (Skt.: vyakarana; Pali.: veyüakarana; Jpn.: juki or kibetsu or wagarana)   A Buddha's predi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cause-awakened One: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Cause-awakened One
Cause-awakened one (Jpn.: engaku; Skt.: pratyekabuddha)   Also, self-awakened one. One who perceives the twelve-linked chain of c...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Fundamental Darkness: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Fundamental Darkness
Fundamental darkness (Jpn.: gampon-no-mumyo)   Also, fundamental ignorance or primal ignorance. The most deeply rooted illusion i...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Earthly Desires Are Enlightenment: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Earthly Desires Are Enlightenment
Earthly desires are enlightenment (Jpn.: bonno-soku-bodai)   A Mahayana principle based on the view that earthly desires cannot e...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Enlightenment Of Plants: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Enlightenment Of Plants
Enlightenment of plants (Jpn.: somoku-jobutsu)   Also, enlightenment of insentient beings. The enlightenment of grass, trees, roc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Four Stages Of Hinayana Enlightenment: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Four Stages Of Hinayana Enlightenment
Four stages of Hinayana enlightenment (Jpn.: shi-ka)   Also, four stages of enlightenment or four fruits. Four levels of enlighte...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Four Ranks Of Sages: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Four Ranks Of Sages
Four ranks of sages (Jpn.: shie)   Buddhist teachers to be relied upon after Shakyamuni Buddha's death. They are explained in the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Inclusion Of The Nine Worlds In Buddhahood: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Inclusion Of The Nine Worlds In Buddhahood
Inclusion of the nine worlds in Buddhahood (Jpn.: bukkai-soku-kukai or bukkai-shogu-no-kukai)   The principle that the nine world...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Planting The Seeds Of Buddhahood: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Planting The Seeds Of Buddhahood
Planting the seeds of Buddhahood (Jpn.: geshu)   Also, sowing the seeds of Buddhahood. One of the three benefits described in T'i...   » Read the article

Dictionary - World Of Buddhahood: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On World Of Buddhahood
World of Buddhahood (Jpn.: bukkai)   Also, realm of Buddhas. The highest of the Ten Worlds. When viewed as a state of life, the w...   » Read the article

Dictionary - World Of Cause-awakened Ones: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On World Of Cause-awakened Ones
World of cause-awakened ones (Jpn.: engaku-kai)   Also, realm of cause-awakened ones or world of realization. The eighth of the T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ota Tokyo: Encyclopedia Ii - Ota Tokyo - Education
Ota Tokyo - Colleges and universities. Aeronautical Safety College The Toho University Omori Campus Tokyo Institute of Technology: the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nichiren Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Nichiren Buddhism - The Founder, Nichiren
From the age of 16 until 32, Nichiren studied in numerous temples in Japan, especially Mt. Hiei (Enryakuji) and Mt. Kōya, in his day the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Attainment Of Buddhahood In The Remote Past: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Attainment Of Buddhahood In The Remote Past
Attainment of Buddhahood in the remote past (Jpn.: kuon jitsujo)   Shakyamuni's original attainment of enlightenment in the incon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nichiren Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Nichiren Buddhism - Schools
Today, Nichiren Buddhism is not a single denomination (see following lists). It began to branch into different schools within several yea...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Inclusion Of Buddhahood In The Nine Worlds: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Inclusion Of Buddhahood In The Nine Worlds
Inclusion of Buddhahood in the nine worlds (Jpn.: kukai-soku-bukkai or kukai-shogu-no-bukkai)   The principle that the world of B...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Expedient Means Chapter: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Expedient Means Chapter
Expedient Means chapter (Jpn.: Hoben-bon)   The second chapter of the Lotus Sutra, in which Shakyamuni Buddha reveals that the pu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daisaku Ikeda: Encyclopedia Ii - Daisaku Ikeda - Accomplishments
Ikeda is a prolific writer, poet, peace activist, and interpreter of Nichiren Buddhism. He has traveled to more than 50 countries to hold...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Attainment Of Buddhahood: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Attainment Of Buddhahood
Attainment of Buddhahood (Jpn.: jobutsu)   To become a Buddha. Several principles concerning the attainment of Buddhahood or enli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nichiren Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Nichiren Buddhism - The Founder Nichiren
From the age of 16 until 32, Nichiren studied in numerous temples in Japan, especially Mt. Hiei (Enryakuji) and Mt. Kōya, in his day the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nichiren Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Nichiren Buddhism - Nichiren's Writings
Nichiren was a prolific writer. His personal communications and writings to his followers as well as numerous treatises detail his view o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vehicle Politics: Encyclopedia Ii - Vehicle Politics - Historical Distinction
A vehicle represents the interests of an ethnic, linguistic, or caste group. India contains thousands of languages, ethnic groups, cultur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ota Tokyo: Encyclopedia Ii - Ota Tokyo - History
The ward was founded on March 15, 1947 merging the old wards of Ōmori and Kamata. Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport, HND), now...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ananda Marga: Encyclopedia Ii - Ananda Marga - Proclaimed Philosophy And Goals
The philosophy of Ananda Marga is one of universalism. It is a synthetic outlook, recognizing God as the one limitless supreme consciousn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eurocentrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Eurocentrism - Challenging Eurocentric Models
During the same period that European writers were claiming paradigmatic status for their own history, European scholars were also beginni...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Six Stages Of Practice: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Six Stages Of Practice
Six stages of practice (Jpn.: roku-soku)   Also, six identities. Six stages in the practice of the Lotus Sutra formulated by T'ie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nichiren Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Nichiren Buddhism - Doctrine And Practices
Much of Nichiren Buddhist doctrine is, at least on the surface, a further development or adaptation of Tendai (Chinese: Tiantai) thought,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Life Span Of The Thus Come One Chapter: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Life Span Of The Thus Come One Chapter
Life Span of the Thus Come One chapter (Jpn.: Nyorai-juryo-hon)   Abbreviated as the "Life Span" chapter. The sixteenth...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sowing Maturing And Harvesting: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Sowing Maturing And Harvesting
Sowing maturing and harvesting (Jpn.: shu-juku-datsu)   The three-phase process by which a Buddha leads people to Buddha-hood. In...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Conversion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Conversion - Conversion To Religions Of Indic Origin
Religions of Indic origin such as Hinduism, Sikhism and Buddhism do not believe in conversion as a form of expansion, although they welco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soka Gakkai International: Encyclopedia Ii - Soka Gakkai International - Practice
The basic practice of SGI members is based on faith, practice, and study. Faith entails chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo daily and reciting g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soka Gakkai International: Encyclopedia Ii - Soka Gakkai International - Doctrine
Nichiren Daishonin (1222–1282), was a Japanese Buddhist sage who, having studied the entirety of Shakyamuni's teachings, and the commen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soka Gakkai International: Encyclopedia Ii - Soka Gakkai International - Sgi Charter
Soka Gakkai's official charter is as follows: Purposes and Principles SGI shall contribute to peace, culture and education for the happi...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Sitemap I - S
This is a sitemap for Spiritual - S . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word.  ...   » Read the article