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by infinitywaltz
Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:28 am
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Who exactly is Acala/Fudo Myoo?
Replies: 7
Views: 9968

Re: Who exactly is Acala/Fudo Myoo?

I'm not sure whether he's an enlightened being or a wordly protector or what. He's a Wisdom King; "worldly protector" would be a similar concept. More information on the role of the Myo-o ("Vidyarajas" in Sanskrit) here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidyaraja and here: http://ww...
by infinitywaltz
Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:13 pm
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Whats the meaning of Zen Buddhism?
Replies: 23
Views: 5613

Re: Whats the meaning of Zen Buddhism?

"If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him" is a koan, which is a sort of riddle one meditates on in some forms of Zen and Chan practice. Some say that it is meant to convey the idea that the Buddha-nature is something not separate from you, so if you're "meeting the Buddha on the ...
by infinitywaltz
Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:45 am
Forum: Media
Topic: Buddha statues.
Replies: 11
Views: 3482

Re: Buddha statues.

by infinitywaltz
Fri Sep 28, 2012 3:15 am
Forum: Pure Land
Topic: Pure Land & Suicide
Replies: 50
Views: 13488

Re: Pure Land & Suicide

Why don't Bodhisattvas out of compassion let it be known who they are and in the mean time perform supernatural abilities like Jesus supposedly did in order to instill faith in the skeptical masses, so that way more people can see Buddhahood as a worthy goal to accomplish? I"m guessing because...
by infinitywaltz
Fri Sep 28, 2012 3:08 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: The Animal Kingdom?
Replies: 14
Views: 4239

Re: The Animal Kingdom?

In some of the Japanese sects, like Shingon, there are different manifestations of Kannon Bosatsu (Avalokitesvara in Sanskrit) to protect beings in each of the six realms of rebirth, with Bato Kannon (Hayagriva in Sanskrit) being the protector of animals. And as far as the idea of animals having to ...
by infinitywaltz
Tue Sep 25, 2012 10:40 pm
Forum: Pure Land
Topic: Pure Land & Suicide
Replies: 50
Views: 13488

Re: Pure Land & Suicide

PadmaVonSamba wrote:If you think the Pure land is somewhere else, then it cannot be infinite. If it is not infinite, no Infinite Buddha can reside there. He would knock the walls down.
What a marvelously succinct way of putting that!
by infinitywaltz
Mon Sep 24, 2012 8:38 pm
Forum: East Asian Buddhism
Topic: Japanese Mantra for Overcoming Obstacles?
Replies: 12
Views: 8070

Re: Japanese Mantra for Overcoming Obstacles?

I'm quite surprised no one has mentioned the mantra of Fudo Myo-O yet. Fudo Myo-o (or Acala Vidyaraja) is one of the wisdom kings, and chanting his mantra is a major part of Shingon practice, including by lay practitioners (in other words, you don't need a specific empowerment to chant this one). Th...
by infinitywaltz
Mon Sep 24, 2012 8:28 pm
Forum: Nichiren
Topic: Postive about Soka Gakkai?
Replies: 45
Views: 16443

Re: Postive about Soka Gakkai?

Soka University outside of Los Angeles is a good example of this: a private liberal arts school with an explicitly Buddhist charter. I'd like to hear from faculty, students, and staff at Soka U on what has been attempted, what has worked, and what new initiatives are underway. Soka University, much...

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