http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/ Nichiren Shu Buddhism - A place to discuss about Nichiren Shu Teachings Wed, 15 May 2013 21:31:59 GMT bess.cole http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/16400 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/16400 Ryuei, Thank you for taking so much of your time to answer my questions. To show my appreciation I will carefully study all that you have explained and also Wed, 15 May 2013 16:42:45 GMT ryuei2000 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/16399 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/16399 Hi Bess, Lets first be sure of what is meant by "consciousness." Consciousness in the Theravada tradition seems to mean a moment in time in which you are Wed, 15 May 2013 08:47:47 GMT bess.cole http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/16398 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/16398 Ryuei, thank you so much for your answer! It clears up something that was explained to me in a a past life (SGI) that has been unclear to me for aeons :). One Wed, 15 May 2013 04:11:38 GMT ryuei2000 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/16397 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/16397 The bhavanga-citta and alaya-vijnana are both ways in which the Theravadins and Yogacarins respectively tried to answer the question of what form of Wed, 15 May 2013 04:03:39 GMT Philip Sorenson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/16396 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/16396 LOL. Sorry about that. Wed, 15 May 2013 02:22:03 GMT John the Buddhist,-Lotus fan 卐卐 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/16395 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/16395 Yes...sorry I got sidetracked. I Think to put it in Pali Cannon terms, the memory is transferred by being karma. And that karma is a type of memory more than Wed, 15 May 2013 02:12:30 GMT bess.cole http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/16394 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/16394 It makes sense that life force(s) continue after death. But could those life forces without a body continue to carry the entire character of a previously Wed, 15 May 2013 01:47:00 GMT bess.cole http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/16393 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/16393 Thank you for your comments. They were helpful but still did not answer my basic question. In a YouTube video I viewed, Ryuei clarified rebirth by explaining Wed, 15 May 2013 01:46:43 GMT John the Buddhist,-Lotus fan 卐卐 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/16392 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/16392 Found the quote I butchered, and who said it, Walpula Rahula "If we can understand that in this life we can continue without a permanent, unchanging substance Wed, 15 May 2013 01:23:26 GMT John the Buddhist,-Lotus fan 卐卐 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/16391 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/16391 He did not believe in eternalism or annihilationism. As far as I know. He taught the Middle Way, its basically impossible to get around that rebirth is a Wed, 15 May 2013 00:49:19 GMT bess.cole http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/16390 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/16390 Since Shakyamuni Buddha did not believe in eternalism, I.e. that there is no soul or self that passes from one life to the next, what is the meaning behind his Wed, 15 May 2013 00:31:12 GMT Neal Oldham http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/16389 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/16389 I'm sure it's also polite as well! :) (all hail autocorrect) ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Wed, 15 May 2013 00:23:27 GMT Philip Sorenson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/16388 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/16388 It is a gokito blessing welcoming back 3 ministers who completed 1,000 days (10 times) dai-aragyo training. In gassho. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:20:29 GMT Philip Sorenson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/16387 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/16387 It is a polite blessing and is led by a minister that completed 1,000 days (or 10 times). In this ceremony there are 3 ministers who completed 10 times. In Tue, 14 May 2013 14:46:36 GMT Neal Oldham http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/16386 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nichirenshubuddhism/message/16386 Thanks John. I did some Internet searching and apparently only priests who've done the 100-day ascetic practice may do this particular blessing? Neat! Namu