Tag: Refutation

• Nichiren Buddhist Practice: A Detailed Briefing

  

  This briefing document reviews the core tenets and essential practices of Nichiren Buddhism as outlined in the provided sources, focusing on Nichiren’s specific directions for practitioners in the Latter Day of the Law. I. Main Themes and Most Important Ideas The central theme running through Nichiren’s instructions is the primacy of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo as the sole…

  William Altig

  August 10, 2025

  Nichiren

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• Shakubuku Heart: The Way of Lotus Fire

  

  Through the mist of provisional truths, The Lotus stands eternal, pure and bright. Like diamond cutting stone, the teaching soothes While challenging what dims the perfect light. To challenge falsehood with a steady hand, Yet hold compassion for the searching heart— This tension forms the practice, understand: To separate the teaching, not to part The…

  William Altig

  March 28, 2025

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