http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/ Gohonzon Forum Mon, 05 May 2008 07:27:40 GMT Bruce Maltz http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/5686 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/5686 1) This Gohonzon was inscribed in April of the second year of Kenji (1276). It is listed in the Gohonzon Shu ( Gohonzon Collection, compiled and annotated by Sun, 04 May 2008 20:05:20 GMT Robin Beck http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/5685 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/5685 ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Once again, we are talking about the kanji in the upper right side of the Prayer Gohonzon aka Kito Honzon. #037 in the Sun, 04 May 2008 07:00:32 GMT Robin Beck http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/5684 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/5684 Dai-jikoku-ten-no is usually written 大持国天王, and appears that way, or as 大持国天 on a number of Sun, 04 May 2008 06:15:08 GMT Robin Beck http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/5683 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/5683 ... and I ... I changed my mind. I think whatever looks like Daibadatta is a transliteration of Dhritarashtra; while Jikoku is a translation. r Sun, 04 May 2008 03:39:43 GMT Robin Beck http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/5682 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/5682 ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It is ambiguous as written. There is at least one other with the wrong kanji for Dai, look at 42. Maybe Nichiren goofed? Msaybe he Sun, 04 May 2008 02:50:42 GMT Bruce Maltz http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/5681 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/5681 Robin, thanks for your work. I went over the files that we received with the Gohonzon, and it definitely says, 1. Namu Bodhisattva Muhengyo 2. Namu Bodhisattva Sun, 04 May 2008 02:28:51 GMT Robin Beck http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/5680 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/5680 ... Prayer Gohonzon: Daijikokuten or Daibadatta? http://www.fraughtwithperil.com/blogs/rbeck/archives/002582.html#more Sun, 04 May 2008 02:27:41 GMT Robin Beck http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/5679 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/5679 http://www.fraughtwithperil.com/blogs/rbeck/archives/002582.html#more ... http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj109/nichi_bucket/Gohonzonshu/PGDJKT.jpg ... Sun, 04 May 2008 01:49:13 GMT Bruce Maltz http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/5678 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/5678 I am not going to breath until you explain it.here I go *-* So hard to write without air.. M a lt z [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Sun, 04 May 2008 00:55:43 GMT Robin Beck http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/5677 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/5677 I figured out Daijikikoten / Daibadatta. I might explain later. Look at this: http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj109/nichi_bucket/Gohonzonshu/PGDJKT.jpg ... Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:14:56 GMT Shoryo Tarabini http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/5676 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/5676 Dearest Bruce, Thank you. Tt is lovely to hear from you again. I pray both you and Stefanie are both doing well. I suspect all the children are all grown up Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:43:06 GMT Bruce Maltz http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/5675 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/5675 I took a look at your website, and was very happy to see so many new things, and you must be very happy. Nice work! I was always worried about you, to be Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:25:20 GMT Don Ross http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/5674 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/5674 ... Nothing, nada, was removed from the Coffeehouse. Rather, additional info for my Japanese audience was included. At some point in the future, I will add Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:50:02 GMT Ned Robinson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/5673 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/5673 I was at the Nichiren CoffeeHouse today and noticed that all the english explanations of the individual Gohonzons had been replaced with a link to some Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:38:42 GMT Robin Beck http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/5672 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GohonzonForum/message/5672 Gohonzon On Line I am going to posting pictures of and information about authentic Nichiren Mandala Gohonzons. http://honzonsense.blogspot.com/