You are correct in that “chanting for stuff” is not Buddhist practice. In “Earthly Desires are Enlightenment”, Nichiren pointed to a skillful device used by Shakyamuni that encouraged students to use Buddhist

Reincarnation mythology and the Buddhist paradigms of Impermanence, Anatman, and Conditioned Genesis From Nāgārjuna’s Verses from the Middle Investigation of Rising and Passing (Disappearance) Passing

In Mahayana Buddhism the time component of “LIFE” is understood to be a self-replicating instantiation of discrete moments arising and then dissipating (cycle of life and death) in rapid succession like

Core tenets of Buddhism The Four Noble Truths are All phenomena of life contain discontent, struggle, and disappointment. The condition of all phenomena is Samsara. All these struggles, discontentment,

Resolute in Mind is the much better and accurate translation of the ancient Sanskrit/Pali/Chinese word from English scholars of "faith". "Faith is simply not only missing the point, but

Section 18 An Analysis of the Individual Self (the Self and Phenomena) In 12 verses If the individual self (atma) were identical to the "groups" (skandha), then it would partake of origination

Nargarjuna's MulamadhyamakaKarikas "Fundamental of the Middle Way" Section 1 An Analysis of Conditioning Causes (Conditions) In 14 verses Never are any existing things found to originate From

Described in detail in the Perfection of Wisdom Sutra in 32 chapters, the Bodhisattva way expounded in the Lotus Sutra is an essential teaching to help grasp the true profundity of the Lotus Sutra teaching.