November–December 2004, Volume 31
Peace Building Through Multi-Religious Cooperation
Essays
“Simply Ordinary Men”
by Yoshiaki Sanada
Interfaith Understanding and Collaboration
by Son Soubert
All religious faith is the result of an acknowledgment that something exists beyond our physical longing, life, and understanding.
Faith and Interfaith in Britain, 2004
by Richard Boeke
A leading advocate of interfaith dialogue calls on us to develop a sense of oneness with all that lives, taking the first step in a spiritual life.
Buddhism and Forgiveness
by Joseph S. O’Leary
Christianity is based on the event of divine forgiveness. In some early Buddhist texts, the emphasis falls not on forgiving, but on the foolishness of taking offense in the first place.
Reflections
All of Us, Everywhere, Are Life’s Children
by Nichiko Niwano
This concept, Rev. Niwano says, is itself the invaluable spirit of living in a world of coexistence. The following is the text of the address delivered by Rev. Niwano to the 43rd General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) held in Long Beach, California, on June 25.
Human Beings Cannot Live Alone
by Nikkyo Niwano
Report
The Importance of the Ninth Lotus Sutra Conference
by Christopher Rupp
The Stories of the Lotus Sutra
Two Nuns: Mahaprajapati and Yashodhara
by Gene Reeves
By admitting women into the Sangha as nuns, the teaching that all are equal won out, but the reality of the monks’ sexual desire and of consequent disrespect for women did not go away.
Buddhist Living
Giving Thanks Today for the Trials of Yesterday
by Yoshie Sugawara
A member who is a working wife and mother learns from her chapter leader that she herself was partly responsible for problems not only with her teenage son, but also with her husband.
Gotama Buddha (69)
The Final Rites for the Buddha
by Hajime Nakamura
Both Sanskrit and Pali texts mention that perfumes, garlands, and musical instruments were brought, suggesting that these were standard items at funerals.
