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From: scott@tichy.HAC.COM (Scott Channell)
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Subject: Re: Body and Soul + knowledge quest.
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Date: 22 Nov 90 01:41:52 GMT
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In article <1990Oct31.013147.10335@nas.nasa.gov> kde@heawk1.gsfc.nasa.gov ( Keith Evans) writes:
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>We seek this truth within ourselves by looking for the true entity of life.
>Only after finding this truth can we polish the mirror of our lives and
>reveal the Buddhahood inherent in us. 
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>Nichiren Daishonin (1222-1282) proclaimed this entity as Nam-myoho-renge-kyo
>and enscribed the Gohonzon (the physical manifestation of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo)
>before he died so that all mankind could gain Buddhahood in this lfetime.
>Chanting it, even without understanding its meaning will bring benefit as
>good medicine works even if we don't know how it does.
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>All are equal and can gain Buddhahood as they are (just by chanting
>Nam-myoho-renge-kyo).
>

Isn't "Nam-myoho-renge-kyo" just the title of the Lotus Sutra ??
It was my understanding that Nichiren proclaimed that the Lotus Sutra
were the only TRUE words of The Buddha and any other teachings were,
at that time, leading Japan to ruin. Nichiren was supposedly sentenced to
death twice. The first time he was pardoned and the second time he
was saved by some form of miracle. He was finally exiled to an island
where he eventually died from some internal ailment.
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