Buddhism, Music, and Salvation
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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... -
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... -
November 12th, 2025Rissho Kosei-kai San Antonio: A Growing and Joyful SanghaRev. Kevin RocheRissho Kosei-kai of San Antonio is a vibrant and welcoming Buddhist Center. Over the past decade, the Center has gr... -
November 12th, 2025Esoteric Buddhism and the MandalaMichihiko KomineEven though the realm of enlightenment cannot be expressed in everyday language, Esoteric Buddhism has another way ... -
November 11th, 2025Singing Praises to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas: Music in Japanese Buddhist RitualsMichaela MrossMusic is not only a means of expressing religious devotion; it also helps create a community of fellow practitioner... -
November 10th, 2025A Brief History of Shōmyō, Japanese Buddhist ChantSteven G. NelsonMusic researchers and contemporary composers began to take an interest in shōmyō as one of the main genres and sour... -
November 9th, 2025No Justice Without Equality Zainah AnwarBoard Chair, MusawahThe Niwano Peace Foundation awarded the forty-second Niwano Peace Prize to Musawah, a global movement for equality ... -
November 8th, 2025The Connection with the Buddha I Discovered Through Many EncountersMasahiro Kuroshima, Rissho Kosei-kai of TaipeiThis Dharma Journey was presented at the Taipei Dharma Center on May 6, 2025, during the ceremony for the fortieth ...
