September–October 2003, Volume 30
Common Truths: Cooperation Among Religions
Reflections
Speaking the Dharma
by Nikkyo Niwano
A Pliant Heart and Mind
by Nichiko Niwano
Patience is a quality that helps us make our way through this world in which we live.
Essays
The Fascination of Buddhism
by Raimundo Panikkar
The Buddha’s Middle Path is neither mundane nor religious, as “religion” was understood in his time. It is the path of balance, of harmony, of impartiality, of serenity.
In Search of Our Common Truth
by Jehangir Sarosh
The author describes his passionate belief that it is the major responsibility of religions to be the means of bringing forth peace, reconciliation, and harmony.
Dialogue and Cooperation among Religions
by Gianfranco Rossi
All types of differences among us should be seen as sources of humanity’s wealth. Those who disagree with us are not our enemies–they are actually our co-workers in the search for peace.
Interview
The Power of Prayer Is Greater Than We Can Imagine
An interview with Priscilla Elworthy
In May this year, the 20th Niwano Peace Prize was awarded to Dr. Priscilla Elworthy, founder and director of the Oxford Research Group (ORG). The ORG is a nongovernmental organization in the United Kingdom that studies nuclear issues and is a well-known authority on nuclear disarmament and peace strategies. One of the particular characteristics of the ORG is the adherence of Dr. Elworthy and many of its members to the pacifist beliefs of the Religious Society of Friends. Dharma World interviewed her on May 6, when she visited Japan with her colleague, Rosie Houldsworth, to receive the award.
Symposium Address
What Can People Do to Stop War?
by Priscilla Elworthy
This is the text of the keynote address, by the recipient of the 20th Niwano Peace Prize, delivered at the Kyoto Symposium of the Niwano Peace Foundation, held on the theme “Citizens Working for Global Security” on May 10.
The Stories of the Lotus Sutra
A Fantastic Castle
by Gene Reeves
The goal of the Buddha Dharma is not a static achievement, a place where one can rest permanently. It is a way of life and a never-ending challenge.
Buddhist Living
Meeting Adversity with a Calm Heart
by Kim Tae Hee
On May 26, 2002, a Rissho Kosei-kai member in South Korea spoke to the organization’s Busan chapter about the personal difficulties that at last led her to gratefully accept the Buddha’s teachings.
Buddhist Sculpture
Shakyamuni Holding a Lotus Flower
by Takeshi Kuno
At a small temple in southwestern Tokyo are found exquisite statues of Shakyamuni, Maha-Kashyapa, and Ananda carved by the sculptor Genkei, together with statues of over five hundred arhats.
Gotama Buddha (62)
The Buddha Suffers from Food Poisoning
by Hajime Nakamura
The blacksmith Cunda served Sakyamuni a dish that made him extremely ill and eventually would lead to his death. But whether the sukara-maddava he ate was “tender pork” or “poisonous mushrooms” remains unclear.
