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November 3rd, 2025Recognizing That We Are GracedNichiko NiwanoMany people think in the following manner: “If I have faith, the gods and the buddhas will protect me.” When they f... -
November 2nd, 2025What Is the Place of Emptiness in Rissho Kosei-kai Buddhism? Part Two: Emptiness in the Second Half of the Lotus SutraDominick ScarangelloThe vivid descriptions of tangible and concrete phenomena in Chapter Sixteen of the Lotus Sutra may initially seem ... -
November 1st, 2025A Harmony Played by Everyone Part One: Division and HarmonyNichiko Niwano President of Rissho Kosei-kaiWe Human Beings Have No Other Place to Go After the founding of Rissho Kosei-kai, Founder Nikkyo Niwano, whose birt... -
November 1st, 2025What Is the Place of Emptiness (Śūnyatā) in Rissho Kosei-kai Buddhism? Part One: Emptiness and the Lotus SutraDominick ScarangelloThe Lotus Sutra tells us that the emptiness of things is precisely why there is the prospect of universal buddhahoo... -
October 31st, 2025The Power of the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha Has Supported Me Along the Bodhisattva Way―
Reflections on My Dharma Journey as a MinisterRev. Kris Ladusau, Oklahoma Dharma CenterThis Dharma Journey talk was presented at the Horin-kaku Guest Hall on November 18, 2024, to represent retiring min... -
October 31st, 2025Rev. Kris Ladusau’s Dharma Journey Talk -
October 30th, 2025What Happens After We Die? Notions About the Afterlife from the US, Japan, and ChinaGordon MathewsWe in the present do not necessarily know better than people in the past; we may be afflicted by our own illusions ... -
October 29th, 2025The Importance of Grief Rituals in Coping with LossFrank E. EyetsemitanIn the face of modernity, some people still hold onto tradition, and may not change their grief rituals because tra... -
October 29th, 2025Why You Should Read “Buddhism for Today”: The Lotus Sutra Uses Human Emotions for Liberation -
October 29th, 2025Why Is “Buddhism for Today” Essential for Lotus Sutra fans?