Nice point Jikan, Ryogen did want to strengthen scholarship on the Lotus Stutra; who are the Tendai priests today who specialize in Lotus Sutra studies?
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Rory
Saichō's Monastic Reforms
Re: Saichō's Monastic Reforms
Namu Kanzeon Bosatsu
Chih-I:
The Tai-ching states "the women in the realms of Mara, Sakra and Brahma all neither abandoned ( their old) bodies nor received (new) bodies. They all received buddhahood with their current bodies (genshin)" Thus these verses state that the dharma nature is like a great ocean. No right or wrong is preached (within it) Ordinary people and sages are equal, without superiority or inferiority
Paul, Groner "The Lotus Sutra in Japanese Culture"eds. Tanabe p. 58
https://www.tendai-usa.org/
Chih-I:
The Tai-ching states "the women in the realms of Mara, Sakra and Brahma all neither abandoned ( their old) bodies nor received (new) bodies. They all received buddhahood with their current bodies (genshin)" Thus these verses state that the dharma nature is like a great ocean. No right or wrong is preached (within it) Ordinary people and sages are equal, without superiority or inferiority
Paul, Groner "The Lotus Sutra in Japanese Culture"eds. Tanabe p. 58
https://www.tendai-usa.org/
Re: Saichō's Monastic Reforms
Groner also does a good job showing the history of esoteric practice in Tendai-shu, among other things. That book corroborates much of what you've been saying in this thread.rory wrote:Nice point Jikan, Ryogen did want to strengthen scholarship on the Lotus Stutra; who are the Tendai priests today who specialize in Lotus Sutra studies?
gassho
Rory