http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/ Gohonzon Forum Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:03:39 GMT Mark Porter http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/6517 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/6517 I agree with that! I still love the Dai Gohonzon for its beauty and the overall purpose of the Kaidan, but the logic behind it as backed by Nichiren Shoshu Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:02:54 GMT JIM WAGGONER http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/6516 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/6516   Mike and Mark   More then a tool, the Mandala Gohonzon is the Gateway to the Ceremony in the Air and very important to me. My issue is with many people Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:02:54 GMT Mark Porter http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/6515 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/6515 Just because Nichiren said do not look outside yourself for the Gohonzon doesn't mean there is no need for the Gohonzon. The Gohonzon represents the Objective Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:47:34 GMT Rob http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/6514 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/6514 ... Check this link out: http://nichirenscoffeehouse.net/ShuteiMandala/index.html Not every Mandala Gohonzon is the same; but that should give you a general Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:30:34 GMT engyomike http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/6513 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/6513 Hi, Jim - Concur re the Three Jewels. To me the mandala is a tool; there are several different ways of representing the Assembly in the Sky, and all of them Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:51:54 GMT JIM WAGGONER http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/6512 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/6512 The best I can tell, the Three Treasures are the Buddha (Shakyamuni), the Dharma (Lotus Sutra) and the Sangha (Nichiren). The Nichiren Shoshu has "upgraded" Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:12:14 GMT Mark Porter http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/6511 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/6511 Jikkai Gohonzon is just another word for Gohonzon of Ichinen Sanzen. The significance is that through observation of your own mind while chanting you are able Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:43:09 GMT chap_mat@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/6510 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/6510 well, I have jikkai (10 world) gohonzon on my home altar as a member of Eurasia reiyukai.But recite sutra in the morning and evining in fornt of the altar. I Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:52:06 GMT chap_mat@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/6509 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/6509 hello, I have jikkai gohonzon on my home. i want to know about it. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:09:55 GMT Bruce Maltz http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/6508 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/6508 Brian, Of Course, Brian, that is a good question, we all think of those questions, it comes back to why are we here, our origin, etc. 18% of people in the USA Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:17:45 GMT rrobinrb2000 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/6507 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/6507 There has been some interesting discussion about this. Lwet me see if I can sort some things out. -- The Original Buddha first awoke in the remote past. Some Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:01:55 GMT Thomas Furnari http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/6506 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/6506 ... Confused. Everyone "here." Here on Earth? Here on this list? Seems you are saying Earth. So if all people alive today were there, why isn't the world in Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:34:20 GMT bholly72 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/6504 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/6504 Dear Bruce, Thank you for taking the time to explain your views to me at some length. I do appreciate it. I do want to ask a question or two -- please Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:54:34 GMT Bruce Maltz http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/6503 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/6503 Tom, I think it is everyone that is here, or else you are right, we would have some with a feeling of "I am better than you" even though we should not have Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:28:58 GMT Thomas Furnari http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/6502 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/6502 Interesting Bruce, One question. Are the BOE a select group, albeit large, of previous disciples or do they encompass the entire population of the Earth?