Some time ago I received a query from Brazil about pocket Gohonzons, their shapes, and materials they can be made of, as well as qualifications required to draw and engrave a Gohonzon. So, I’ll just put all the answers here. … Read More
An HBS member in Brazil told me that the purple robes of our head priest are so cool and asked me why his robes are all purple. In HBS, the highest grade priests called Dai Sojo (Dai means “great,” and … Read More
Q. Is there any particular spiritual transmission from high priests to the next generation priests? I guess there is no particular one, unlike the claims that the Nichiren Shoshu says (referring back to the “Apostolic” succession concept.). A. In HBS, … Read More
Q. How did HBS get their priesthood? Did the HBS at some point (in the 1900’s) merge with a sect that already had priests (just like the Kempon Hokke Shu was at one time united with the Nichiren Shu, or … Read More
I was asked a question from one of our members the other day, “You state ‘Okyomu-san is none other than disciples of the Primordial Buddha and Nichiren Shonin because they engage themselves in teaching and propagating the Odaimoku day in … Read More
In Honmon Butsuryū Shū (HBS), we chant the Odaimoku, Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō, repeatedly as our main practice. This practice is called Kushō-gyō (chanting practice). Kushō means “chanting the Odaimoku loudly and clearly,” and Gyō means “practice.” When chanting the … Read More
Since ancient times, the Lotus Sutra has been called “the king of sutras,” “the finest sutra,” or “the true teachings of Buddha.” It is the most popular Buddhist sutra and it is revered and worshiped widely around the world. Shakyamuni … Read More
When Shakyamuni Buddha preached the Honmon 本門 (teachings from chapter 15 through 22 of the Lotus Sutra), in chapter 16 The Life Span of Buddha 如来寿量品第十六, he said for the first time: “I can imagine people must believe that I … Read More
Honmon Happon is the eight chapters from chapter 15 Emerging from the Earth 従地涌出品第十五 through chapter 22 Entrustment 嘱累品第二十二, of the Lotus Sutra. HBS regards Honmon Happon as the most important teaching out of the Lotus Sutra. The reason is … Read More
In the chapter 16 of the Lotus Sutra The Life Span of Buddha 如来寿量品第十六, Shakyamuni Buddha revealed that his and all other Buddhas’ true form is Primordial Buddha who had already attained enlightenment in the distant past. In this exalted … Read More