BUDDHISM

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BUDDHISM
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BUDDHA A person who perceives within his
own life the essence, or reality of life
This ultimate reality supports and nourishes
humanity and all other living beings Those
who have perceived this ultimate reality
inherent in their own lives truly know themselves
BODHISATTVA Those who truly strive for
the sake of others The power, which infuses
them with the desire to help others, is the
impartial and infinite compassion of the
Buddha called jihi
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Shakyamuni (Gautama Sidhartha)

• One persons search for a solution to human
  suffering
• After years of strenuous effort, he experienced a
  profound enlightenment to the essential nature of
  reality
• He spent the rest of his life traveling
  throughout India to share with people the insight
  he had gained (Sutras)
• His last 8 years were spent teaching the Lotus
  Sutra, which contains the key message that
  Buddhahood a condition of absolute happiness,
  freedom from fear and from illusions is
  inherent in all life

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Nichiren Everyone has potential to attain
Buddhahood in this life time, in ones present
form, by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo
Dengyo Lotus Sutra proclaims the Buddha nature
inherent in all human beings
Soka Gakkai Nichiren Buddhism spreads throughout
the world
Shakyamuni Lotus Sutra enlightenment is
possible for all people
Tien-tai 3000 realms in a single moment of life
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2000 AD
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India
190 Countries Territories
China
Korea
Japan
Sri Lanka
Tibet
South East Asia
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Nam-myoho-renge-kyo

• Nam to devote oneself correct action one
  needs to take and attitude one needs to develop
  to attain Buddhahood in this life time
• Myoho the Mystic Law very essence of life
  which defies intellectual understanding, and its
  tangible manifestations
• Renge lotus flower simultaneity of cause and
  effect we create our destiny and we can change
  it
• Kyo sutra, the voice or teaching of the
  Buddha sound, rhythm, or vibration continuity
  of life throughout past, present, and future

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Human Revolution

• The liberation of the spirit from within
• Continual process of renewal and invigoration,
  the development of one persons boundless inner
  capacity to lead a creative and contributive life
  through his or her own effort
• A great revolution in a single individual will
  help achieve a change in the destiny of a
  society, and further, will enable a change in the
  destiny of humankind. Daisaku Ikeda