In each moment of life there is profound potential. The teachings of Nichiren Buddhism awaken us to these transformative possibilities and enable us to harness them. The concepts here form the framework of this view of life and the practice of Nichiren Buddhism.Who is a Buddha?
Though words like Buddha and Buddhahood sound remote and otherworldly, the Buddhist teaching of the Lotus Sutra clarifies that they apply to all of us.
Key Concepts:
Meaning of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo
The Oneness of Life and Its Environment
The Oneness of Mentor and Disciple
Practice for Oneself and Others
Rissho Ankoku—Securing Peace for the People
Shakubuku: Sharing the Essential Teaching of Buddhism
The Simultaneity of Cause and Effect
Ten Worlds
Three Thousand Realms in a Single Moment of Life