Tag: Sado Island

• What a 13th-Century Monk, Exiled and Sentenced to Die, Knew About Resilience That We’re Just Rediscovering

  

  We all know the feeling. Life is moving along, and then, without warning, a challenge appears that knocks us off our feet. It could be a professional setback, a personal crisis, or a wave of obstacles that leaves us feeling powerless and wondering what we did wrong. We strive, we hope, we pray, but sometimes…

  William Altig

  October 12, 2025

  Nichiren

  Active power, Bonnō soku bodai, Buddha-nature, Buddhahood, daimoku, Earthly desires are enlightenment, esho funi, faith, Gego, Gohonzon, Great Mandala Gohonzon, Gyōgaku nigyō, human revolution, Jigyō, Kamakura period, Karmic Retribution, Keta, kosen-rufu, Latter Day of the Law, Lessening one’s karmic retribution, Lotus Sutra, Manifestation from within, Mappo, Moji-mandala, Naikun, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, Nichiren Buddhism, Nichiren Daishonin, Non-Duality, Object of devotion, oneness of life and environment, Practice and study, Practice for oneself, Practice for others, propagation, protection, Protection from without, Protective powers, Receptive protection, Sado Island, Sairen-bo, Shakubuku, Shohō-Jissō Shō, Tatsunokuchi Persecution, Tenju kyōju, The True Aspect of All Phenomena, Transformation of Suffering

• Nichiren’s Identity and the Role of His Disciples

  

  Date: August 31, 2025 Subject: Analysis of Nichiren’s Treatise “The True Aspect of All Phenomena” and its Implications for the Identity and Role of His Disciples Key Sources: Excerpts from “Nichiren’s Identity and Disciples’ Role: The Votary and the Vow: An Analysis of Nichiren’s Treatise on the True Aspect of All Phenomena” I. Executive Summary…

  William Altig

  September 2, 2025

  Nichiren

  Bodhisattvas of the Earth, Boundless Practices, Ceremony in the Air, chanting, Daimoku (Nam-myoho-renge-kyo), exile, Firmly Established Practices, Gohonzon, Hōnen, Ichinosawa, inherent potential for enlightenment, Kiyosumidera, kosen-rufu, Latter Day of the Law, Law of Causality, Law of Myoho-renge-kyo, Lotus Sūtra, Nichiren, Nichiren Shoshu, Nichiren Shu, propagation, Pure Land teachings, Pure Practices, Sado Island, Sairen-Bō, Shakubuku, shikidoku (reading the sutra with one’s body), shohō jissō (true aspect of all phenomena), Shohō Jissō-Shō (The True Aspect of All Phenomena), social engagement, Soka Gakkai International (SGI), Spiritual Transformation, Superior Practices Bodhisattva, Teacher of the Dharma chapter, Tendai, True Buddha, Votary, Śākyamuni Buddha

• Nichiren’s Practical Path to Joy and Wisdom

  

  This briefing reviews the core tenets of Nichiren Buddhism, with a particular focus on its accessible, everyday approach to faith and practice, as exemplified in Nichiren’s “Letter to the Nun Myoichi.” It draws primarily from an essay titled “Unveiling Everyday Faith: Nichiren’s Practical Path to Joy and Wisdom in the ‘Letter to the Nun Myoichi’,”…

  William Altig

  July 27, 2025

  Nichiren

  “Letter to the Nun Myoichi”, “Winter Always Turns to Spring”, Absolute Happiness, Accessible Practice, Buddha, Buddha-nature, Buddhahood, Buddhism, daimoku, Delusion and Enlightenment, Everyday Faith, faith, Faith Practice Study, Harmonious Relationships, human revolution, Kamakura period, Karma Transformation, kosen-rufu, Lotus Sutra, Meditation, Namu Myoho Renge Kyo, Nichiren, Nichiren Buddhism, Non-Duality, Nun Myoichi, Philosophy, Religion, Sado Island, SGI, Simultaneity of Cause and Effect, Tatsunokuchi Persecution