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Why is it not important to know the translation of gongyo before chanting?
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The Introduction of SGI-USA's Liturgy book explains it well, "Birds have their own language, their own speech. People don't understand it but other birds do. There are many examples among humans as well -- codes, jargon, or foreign languages are well understood by experts or native speakers but unintelligible to others. Similarly the language of the sutura is the language of the Buddhas and bodhisattvas. Whether we understand them or not, the words we chant evoke a powerful response from the universal Law, which is depicted on the Gohonzon."
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What are some six letter words with 1st letter G and 3rd letter N and 5th letter Y and 6th letter O?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern G-N-YO. That is, six letter words with 1st letter G and 3rd letter N and 5th letter Y and 6th letter O. In alphabetical order, they are: gongyo
How does a Buddha worship?
In Nichiren Buddhism we pray twice a day, in the morning and in the evening, by chanting daimoku and reciting gongyo. We also do this in groups as well as individually, it is called tozo. We also have discussion meeting and study meeting where we are learning about the writings of Nichiren Daishonin, the gosho. The living Buddhism, a monthly publication, has the material to be covered and we read this before going to discussion meeting and study meeting so we are able to participate. This is important as you want to know about what you are practicing so you can do it correctly.
What is an English six-letter word with o as the second letter and fifth letter?
A complete list of words acceptable in Scrabble with O as the second letter and O as the fifth letter runs as follows:bolero, bonito, bonobo, booboo, boocoo, boohoo, bookoo, cogito, colugo, comedo, comodo, concho, coocoo, corozo, domino, doodoo, doppio, dorado, foredo, forego, forhoo, gombro, gomuto, gongyo, gooroo, gorgio, holloo, honcho, hoodoo, hoopoo, hooroo, journo, kokako, koodoo, korero, kousso, lobolo, loligo, modulo, mokoro, monoao, mooloo, morpho, nonego, nostro, pomato, pomelo, poncho, potato, roadeo, robalo, rococo, romano, rotolo, solano, solito, sorgho, toledo, tomato, torero, vomito, voodoo, vorago, vostro, zocalo, zoozoo, zorino
What are practices and customs of the Buddhists?
There are several Buddhist practices. The most well known is Tibetan Buddhism with the charismatic Dalai Lama. Lesser known is Zen.I am a member of SGI, which is a lay organization that has members in 190 countries all over the world. I can only tell you about our practice.Members of the SGI practice the Buddhism taught by the thirteenth-century Japanese monk Nichiren. At the core of Nichiren's Buddhism are the phrase Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and a mandala referred to as the Gohonzon.There are three basic elements to the practice of Nichiren Buddhism: chanting the phrase Nam-myoho-renge-kyo as a prayer for oneself and others; studying the teachings of Nichiren; and making efforts to share the teachings of Buddhism, to spread the Buddhist perspective of life's inherent dignity and potential. SGI members perform a morning and evening practice known as Gongyo, which consists of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and reciting portions of the Lotus Sutra.The "Law" Buddhism teaches that a universal Law (Dharma) underlies everything in the universe. This is the very essence of life. One could also think of it as the fundamental rhythm of life and the universe. Nichiren identified this Law or essence as Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. He taught that by correctly carrying out the practice of Buddhism anyone is able to bring their individual life into harmony with the greater life of the universe. The result of this is that one is able to experience greater wisdom, courage, life force and compassion (the qualities of this life-essence). This, practically, is what it means to manifest Buddhahood, or an enlightened life condition.
What is a Buddhist prayer?
Buddhist dont pray to the heavens above. They meditate or clear the mindAnswer:Westerners often see videos of Buddhists chanting mantras as they meditate and assume they are "praying to the Buddhist god". The mantras (such as the well known "Om mani padme hum") are a aid to meditation. They are not directed to a god as the principle of a god does not form part of Buddhist practice.
