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My friend shared a video with me yesterday from the Fo Guang Shan temple in Auckland and their celebration of Buddha's Birthday the day before (April 13th/5th day of the 3rd lunar month). I got caught out by the date they celebrate it last year (April 15th/25th day of the 2nd lunar month), as I want...

I've noticed a number of Buddhist practice texts from places like FPMT or Fo Guang Shan contain the standard copyright notice at the beginning of the book - "no part of this book may be reproduced for any reason by any means". Does this mean we can't print out the text to use in our practi...

Here are the links from the original post. I have translated the titles as best I can, but I have no idea what a kikufusa is. Juzu, Nenju - Tendai School Implements How to make a Tendai Juzu How to make a kikufusa (chrysanthemum tassel?) How to tie the knot? The second and fourth links include image...

How do you know if you have shinjin? Is there any sort of spiritual experience or feeling that you'll have? I know it is described as the "diamondlike mind", giving the impression that it is hard and unbreakable. Ifyou've entrusted your karmic destiny to Amida Buddha, but you still have do...

Chinese folk religion is the sort of thing that you can't really learn from books or the internet, and you need someone to teach you. Most Chinese who do the sort of practices you are describing would havelearnt them from their parents, who learnt them from their parents, and so on. Hinduism is simi...

So the SGI actually used to go door-to-door trying to convert people, the way Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons do? was pretty extreme back then- I joined them a couple years before the big change, took part in a number of campaigns including the streetcorner efforts. The results were a mixed bag; lot...

Buddhist traditions only spread where those who spread them happen to go. Are you asking why Shin Buddhists didn’t happen to go to the countries where they didn’t go? Like, ‘why didn’t any Shin Buddhists come to New Zealand?’ How would you answer that? Buddhism teaches that things arise due to cond...

In the USA, the Buddhist Churches of America has the largest network of Buddhist temples (61 in the mainland, 36 in Hawai'i) in the country, and is probably one of the largest Buddhist groups in the USA. So Jodo Shinshu has obviously been relatively successful there. However, outside of North Americ...

I know that what some Buddhists consider sexual misconduct is considered acceptable by other Buddhists. Some Buddhist teachers have said homosexuality is wrong, while others are fine with it (BCA for example conducts same-sex weddings). Some Buddhists believe that sex outside marriage is wrong (thou...

King Mongkut of Thailand (1801-1868, reigned 1851-1868) had 32 wives and produced 82 children. He is the King in "The King and I". His son King Chulalongkorn (1853-1910, reigned 1868-1910) had over a hundred consorts and produced 76 children.

But, why are you mixing and matching in this kind of way in the first place? It sounds like you're trying to create your own Buddhist tradition. If you want to practise Tibetan Buddhism with Pure Land, then do that. If you want to practise Jodo Shu, do that. Mixing them together according to your o...

As far as I'm aware, Honen did not teach anything about beads becoming imbued with some kind of negative karma creating power after doing a "forbidden mantra" with them (actually I'm not sure what you mean by that), but someone please correct me if I'm wrong. What about other Buddhist tra...

I have an ojuzu that was given to me by a Jodo Shu priest. However, I'm worried that I may have used it to count a forbidden mantra (I'm not certain I did, but I can't say with certainty that I didn't , either). Should I replace the ojuzu? I'm worried that continuing to use it may bring down heavy n...

I am also a fan of Rev. Yuki Sugahara's teachings from Oregon Buddhist temple. One thing you need to be wary of online is fundamentalist Shin Buddhists who criticise the Hongwanji (Hongwanji-ha is the largest subschool of Jodo Shinshu, based at Nishi Hongwanji in Kyoto). Rev. Adrian Cirlea in Romani...

I know the reason behind the butsudan being in a cabinet was that traditionally, Japanese slept in the main living areaas on a futon stored in the cupboard during the day. However, if you have a room that is not your main living area or bedroom that you can place the altar in, is it still necessary ...

Malcolm wrote: ↑Wed Nov 30, 2022 2:32 am He’s a fascist nut job. Avoid.

Yeah, I've heard things about him, so that's why I was asking. I heard he is opposed to LGBT+ relationships, and I heard he is anti-lockdown too.

But do his personal beliefs show up in his books on the Dharma?

I know Rev. Adrian Cirlea has started his own breakaway Jodo Shinshu group and has split from Hongwanji-ha. I personally do not agree with his political views. However, he has written a lot of books in English on Jodo Shinshu, and they are available for free on his website. Have any of you read any ...

Does anyone know of any Shingon Discord servers? There is no temple near me so it would be good to connect with other practitioners online.

I know that this Vajrayana server has a Shingon section, but it would be good to find one dedicated entirely to Shingon.

I am deeply drawn to Pure Land Buddhism, and particularly the Japanese variety. I visited Japan a few years ago and loved it, so much so I tried to move there, but went to South Korea instead. I have explored both Jodo Shu and Jodo Shinshu. I have read about each of them, watched/attended online ser...