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January 15th, 2026The Dharma Flower AssemblyGene ReevesThe first part of chapter 1 of the Lotus Sutra, “Introduction,” is devoted to setting the scene for what is to foll... -
January 11th, 2026The Way for Everyone to Become a BuddhaNikkyo NiwanoIt was in 1935, when I was twenty-eight, that I heard a lecture on the Lotus Sutra by Arai Sukenobu. Right away, I ... -
January 10th, 2026Live Life to the FullestNichiko NiwanoThe reason we have been given life on Earth is that our planet is just the right distance from the Sun to support l... -
January 3rd, 2026The Buddha Is Always Right Beside UsNikkyo NiwanoAt Oike Elementary School, where I attended, there were wise sayings and well-known adages hanging on all the class... -
January 2nd, 2026Buddhism, Music, and SalvationFabio RambelliMusic is a skillful means to please laypeople and patrons of the Sangha, or an offering to the buddhas and bodhisat... -
January 1st, 2026Learning from Kenji Miyazawa, Part One: A Broad Perspective and the Mind of a BodhisattvaNichiko Niwano, President of Rissho Kosei-kaiLiving Our Lives, Aware of the Galaxy Happy New Year! Let’s be diligent in our practice and together make the most ... -
November 24th, 2025Introduction to the International Buddhist CongregationRev. Shoko MizutaniThe International Buddhist Congregation of Rissho Kosei-kai (IBC), established in 2001 in Suginami, Tokyo, is an in... -
November 17th, 2025A Harmony Played by Everyone Part Two: The Roles and Awareness Expected of UsNichiko Niwano President of Rissho Kosei-kaiWe Are Already in a State of Harmony According to Kazuo Murakami, professor emeritus at the University of Tsukuba, ... -
November 14th, 2025Changes in the Significance of Music in BuddhismMasashi HashimotoWith the emergence of Mahayana, the arts of music and dance and such came to be regarded as practices to attain our...
