Life Condition and the Ten Worlds One of the main concepts of Buddhism, and one that is crucial to one’s understanding of Buddhist method is the concept of life condition. If you don’t understand the concept

Tien-Tai Buddhism The Tien-Tai school was founded during the Suei dynasty (589-618). Tien-Tai means 'Celestial Terrace' and is the name of a famous monastic mountain (Fig. 1, Kwo-Chin-Temple) where this

Three realms of existence ［三世間］ ( san-seken): The realm of the five components or aggregates, the realm of living beings, and the realm of the environment. This concept originally appeared in The Treatise

Does Chanting Work? I often run into this question or questions like it, all over the Internet. Firstly, I think this is a faulty question. I understand what is being asked, but, whether you are a beginner

The 9 Consciousnesses Another important concept with which the Daimoku practice is shown to be the essential and complete teachings of the Buddha, as the One Vehicle and as the First of the “three secret

Noble Eightfold Path The path to nirvana, comprising eight aspects in which an aspirant must become practiced: right views, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration.

The Four Noble Truths (Sanskrit: catvāri āryasatyāni; Pali: cattāri ariyasaccāni) are "the truths of the Noble Ones," the truths or realities which are understood by the "worthy ones"