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Katie Higgins Calculation Is Off By A Factor Of 23,211 or 2,321,100 % Error +
On Monday, June 11, 2018 at 5:50:51 PM UTC-7, Katie Higgins wrote:
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> Nichiren states:
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> "A Stupa of treasures is hanging in the sky above the Saha-World of the Eternal Buddha. The letters of myo ho reng kyo are seen in the center of the Stupa. On either side of the letters are seen Buddha Sakyamuni and the Many-Treasures Buddha. Buddha Sakyamuni is accompanied by the four Bodhisattvas and Manjusri and Maitreya are sitting in the lower seats. All the other Bodhisattvas, including those taught by the historical Buddha Sakyamuni and those who have come from the other worlds of the ten quarters are also on the ground. This shows that these Buddhas are the manifestations of the Eternal Buddha Shakyamuni and that the worlds of theirs are the manifestations of the Saha-World of the Eternal Buddha Shakyamuni. We should worship all these Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in this arrangement. This is the Honzon, or the true object of worship. This Honzon was not revealed during the lifetime of the Buddha except when he expounded the eight consecutive chapters (XV to XXII) of the Lotus Sutra."-- Kanjin Honzon Sho, NOPPA Translation
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> I have seen no evidence of the Nichiren Shu "attacking" any other Nichiren sect--In fact their lack of interest in shakubuku is their major error and number one reason I "attack" Nichiren Shu!
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> ~Katie
Nichiren Shu's attacks on the SGI started before the Look Magazine article in 1963 and have never stopped. You're clearly not bothering to look.
Your false deification of Shakyamuni as the one and only Buddha is a slander of the Lotus Sutra. What is the scale of that slander of the Law? We can compute it exactly!
Even though Katie Higgins claims that there is only one Buddha ever in the universe, here are the other Buddhas preaching the Lotus Sutra in their Buddha realms (according to the Lotus Sutra that Katie Higgins despises):
[I provide a Buddha counter next to each prediction to calculate the magnitude of the errors of Katie Higgins and her profound slander of the Lotus Sutra. The Buddha counter includes Shakaymuni, of course.]
[20,001] Sun Moon Bright ［日月燈明仏］ (Skt Chandra-sūrya-pradīpa; Jpn Nichigatsu-tōmyō-butsu): A Buddha who, according to the “Introduction” (first) chapter of the Lotus Sutra, appeared in the distant past to preach the correct teaching. That chapter refers to twenty thousand Buddhas who appeared successively, all bearing the same name, Sun Moon Bright. The last Sun Moon Bright Buddha expounded the Lotus Sutra to Bodhisattva Wonderfully Bright, a previous incarnation of Bodhisattva Manjushrī. After this Buddha’s death, his eight sons practiced under the guidance of Wonderfully Bright and thus attained enlightenment.
[20,002 Buddhas] Shāriputra［舎利弗］(Skt; Pali Sāriputta; Jpn Sharihotsu): The “Simile and Parable” (third) chapter predicts that he will in a future existence become a Buddha named Flower Glow.
[20,003 Buddhas] Maudgalyāyana［目連・目犍連］(Skt; Pali Moggallāna; Jpn Mokuren or Mokkenren): The “Bestowal of Prophecy” (sixth) chapter predicts that he will attain enlightenment in the future as a Buddha named Tamālapattra Sandalwood Fragrance.
[20,004 Buddhas] Kātyāyana ［迦旃延］ (Skt; Pali Kacchāyana or Kacchāna; Jpn Kasennen): Also known as Mahākātyāyana (Pali Mahākacchāyana or Mahākacchāna). One of Shakyamuni Buddha’s ten major disciples, respected as foremost in debate. The “Bestowal of Prophecy” (sixth) chapter predicts that in the future he will become a Buddha named Jāmbūnada Gold Light.
[20,005 Buddhas] Subhūti ［須菩提］ (Skt, Pali; Jpn Shubodai): One of Shakyamuni’s ten major disciples. He is said to have been a nephew of Sudatta, the wealthy patron of Shakyamuni Buddha in Shrāvastī, India, who donated Jetavana Monastery. The “Bestowal of Prophecy” (sixth) chapter predicts his future enlightenment as a Buddha named Rare Form.
[20,006 Buddhas] Mahākāshyapa ［摩訶迦葉］ (Skt; Pali Mahākassapa; Jpn Makakashō): Also known as Kāshyapa. One of Shakyamuni’s ten major disciples, known as foremost in the ascetic practices called dhūta. The “Bestowal of Prophecy” (sixth) chapter states that he will become a Buddha named Light Bright Thus Come One. He is regarded as the first of the Buddha’s twenty-three or twenty-four successors.
[20,007 Buddhas] Pūrna ［富楼那］ (Skt; Pali Punna; Jpn Furuna): One of Shakyamuni Buddha’s ten major disciples. Noted as foremost in preaching the Law, he is said to have converted five hundred people of his tribe. The “Five Hundred Disciples” (eighth) chapter predicts that Pūrna will attain enlightenment as the Buddha Law Bright.
[20,008 Buddhas] Aniruddha ［阿那律］ (Skt; Pali Anuruddha; Jpn Anaritsu): A cousin of Shakyamuni Buddha and one of his ten major disciples. Either Amritodana or Dronodana is regarded as his father, each of whom was a younger brother of King Shuddhodana, the father of Shakyamuni. The “Five Hundred Disciples” (eighth) chapter of the Lotus Sutra predicts that he will become a Buddha named Universal Brightness.
[20,009 Buddhas] Ājnāta Kaundinya ［阿若憍陳如］ (Skt; Pali Annā Kondanna; Jpn Anya-kyōjinnyo): Also known as Kaundinya. One of the five ascetics who heard Shakyamuni Buddha’s first sermon and thereupon converted to his teachings. The “Five Hundred Disciples” (eighth) chapter of the Lotus Sutra predicts that he will become a Buddha named Universal Brightness.
[21,208 Buddhas] In this (eighth) chapter, Shakyamuni predicts that Pūrna will attain enlightenment in a future existence as a Buddha named Law Bright. Subsequently he prophesies that the twelve hundred arhat disciples in the assembly, including Kaundinya, will also attain Buddhahood. He first bestows this prophecy on five hundred arhats, and then on the remaining seven hundred. All twelve hundred, he says, will become Buddhas with the name Universal Brightness. To show their understanding of the one vehicle teaching, these five hundred arhats then relate the parable of the jewel in the robe.
[21,209 Buddhas] Ānanda ［阿難］ (Skt, Pali; Jpn Anan): One of Shakyamuni’s ten major disciples. He was a cousin of Shakyamuni Buddha. The “Prophecies” (ninth) chapter predicts his future enlightenment as the Buddha Mountain Sea Wisdom Unrestricted Power King.
[21,210 Buddhas] Rāhula ［羅睺羅］ (Skt, Pali; Jpn Ragora): The son of Shakyamuni and Yashodharā. One of Shakyamuni’s ten major disciples, respected as foremost in inconspicuous practice. The “Prophecies” (ninth) chapter states that he will in the future become a Buddha named Stepping on Seven Treasure Flowers.
[23,210 Buddhas] This chapter (ninth) of the Lotus Sutra, in which Shakyamuni Buddha prophesies the enlightenment of Ānanda, Rāhula, and two thousand other voice-hearer disciples in the far distant future. The chapter begins with Ānanda and Rāhula, inspired by Shakyamuni’s prediction of enlightenment for the five hundred arhats in the previous (eighth) chapter, requesting that Shakyamuni bestow on them a prophecy of enlightenment. Shakyamuni complies and predicts that Ānanda will become a Buddha named Mountain Sea Wisdom Unrestricted Power King, and Rāhula, a Buddha named Stepping on Seven Treasure Flowers. He then bestows a prophecy of enlightenment on the two thousand voice-hearer disciples, who include both learners and adepts. Adepts are those who, having mastered the enlightenment of the voice-hearer and become arhats, have nothing more to learn. All of these two thousand disciples, he declares, will become Buddhas with the name Jewel Sign.
[23,211 Buddhas] Devadatta ［提婆達多］ (Skt, Pali; Jpn Daibadatta): A cousin of Shakyamuni who, after Shakyamuni’s enlightenment, first followed him as a disciple but later became his enemy. In the “Devadatta” (twelfth) chapter of the Lotus Sutra, however, Shakyamuni reveals that in some past existence he himself had learned the Lotus Sutra from a seer named Asita, and that this seer was Devadatta. He also predicts that Devadatta will attain enlightenment in the future as a Buddha named Heavenly King.
[23,212 Buddhas] Mahāprajāpatī ［摩訶波闍波提］ (Skt; Pali Mahāpajāpatī; Jpn Makahajahadai): The aunt and foster mother of Shakyamuni, the younger sister of Māyā, Shakyamuni’s birth mother. The “Encouraging Devotion” (thirteenth) chapter of the Lotus Sutra predicts that she will become a Buddha named Gladly Seen by All Living Beings. She is said to have died three months before Shakyamuni.
So, one Buddha (Katie Higgins) or 23,212 Buddhas (Shakyamuni states in the Lotus Sutra).
Who is right Katie Higgins?
-Chas.
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Quoting from "A Ship to Cross the Sea of Suffering" - Writings of Nichiren Daishonin p. 33 ...
A passage from the "Teacher of the Law" chapter reads: "If one of these good men or good women [in the time after I have passed into extinction is able to secretly expound the Lotus Sutra to one person, even one phrase of it, then you should know that] he or she is the envoy of the Thus Come One." This means that anyone who teaches others even a single phrase of the Lotus Sutra is the envoy of the Thus Come One, whether that person be priest or layman, nun or laywoman. You are already a lay practitioner and therefore one of the "good men" described in the sutra. One who listens to even a sentence or phrase of the sutra and cherishes it deep in one's heart may be likened to a ship that crosses the sea of the sufferings of birth and death. The Great Teacher Miao-lo stated, "Even a single phrase cherished deep in one's heart will without fail help one reach the opposite shore. To ponder one phrase and practice it is to exercise navigation." Only the ship of Myoho-renge-kyo enables one to cross the sea of the sufferings of birth and death.
On Monday, June 11, 2018 at 5:50:51 PM UTC-7, Katie Higgins wrote:
>
> Nichiren states:
>
> "A Stupa of treasures is hanging in the sky above the Saha-World of the Eternal Buddha. The letters of myo ho reng kyo are seen in the center of the Stupa. On either side of the letters are seen Buddha Sakyamuni and the Many-Treasures Buddha. Buddha Sakyamuni is accompanied by the four Bodhisattvas and Manjusri and Maitreya are sitting in the lower seats. All the other Bodhisattvas, including those taught by the historical Buddha Sakyamuni and those who have come from the other worlds of the ten quarters are also on the ground. This shows that these Buddhas are the manifestations of the Eternal Buddha Shakyamuni and that the worlds of theirs are the manifestations of the Saha-World of the Eternal Buddha Shakyamuni. We should worship all these Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in this arrangement. This is the Honzon, or the true object of worship. This Honzon was not revealed during the lifetime of the Buddha except when he expounded the eight consecutive chapters (XV to XXII) of the Lotus Sutra."-- Kanjin Honzon Sho, NOPPA Translation
>
> I have seen no evidence of the Nichiren Shu "attacking" any other Nichiren sect--In fact their lack of interest in shakubuku is their major error and number one reason I "attack" Nichiren Shu!
>
> ~Katie
Nichiren Shu's attacks on the SGI started before the Look Magazine article in 1963 and have never stopped. You're clearly not bothering to look.
Your false deification of Shakyamuni as the one and only Buddha is a slander of the Lotus Sutra. What is the scale of that slander of the Law? We can compute it exactly!
Even though Katie Higgins claims that there is only one Buddha ever in the universe, here are the other Buddhas preaching the Lotus Sutra in their Buddha realms (according to the Lotus Sutra that Katie Higgins despises):
[I provide a Buddha counter next to each prediction to calculate the magnitude of the errors of Katie Higgins and her profound slander of the Lotus Sutra. The Buddha counter includes Shakaymuni, of course.]
[20,001] Sun Moon Bright ［日月燈明仏］ (Skt Chandra-sūrya-pradīpa; Jpn Nichigatsu-tōmyō-butsu): A Buddha who, according to the “Introduction” (first) chapter of the Lotus Sutra, appeared in the distant past to preach the correct teaching. That chapter refers to twenty thousand Buddhas who appeared successively, all bearing the same name, Sun Moon Bright. The last Sun Moon Bright Buddha expounded the Lotus Sutra to Bodhisattva Wonderfully Bright, a previous incarnation of Bodhisattva Manjushrī. After this Buddha’s death, his eight sons practiced under the guidance of Wonderfully Bright and thus attained enlightenment.
[20,002 Buddhas] Shāriputra［舎利弗］(Skt; Pali Sāriputta; Jpn Sharihotsu): The “Simile and Parable” (third) chapter predicts that he will in a future existence become a Buddha named Flower Glow.
[20,003 Buddhas] Maudgalyāyana［目連・目犍連］(Skt; Pali Moggallāna; Jpn Mokuren or Mokkenren): The “Bestowal of Prophecy” (sixth) chapter predicts that he will attain enlightenment in the future as a Buddha named Tamālapattra Sandalwood Fragrance.
[20,004 Buddhas] Kātyāyana ［迦旃延］ (Skt; Pali Kacchāyana or Kacchāna; Jpn Kasennen): Also known as Mahākātyāyana (Pali Mahākacchāyana or Mahākacchāna). One of Shakyamuni Buddha’s ten major disciples, respected as foremost in debate. The “Bestowal of Prophecy” (sixth) chapter predicts that in the future he will become a Buddha named Jāmbūnada Gold Light.
[20,005 Buddhas] Subhūti ［須菩提］ (Skt, Pali; Jpn Shubodai): One of Shakyamuni’s ten major disciples. He is said to have been a nephew of Sudatta, the wealthy patron of Shakyamuni Buddha in Shrāvastī, India, who donated Jetavana Monastery. The “Bestowal of Prophecy” (sixth) chapter predicts his future enlightenment as a Buddha named Rare Form.
[20,006 Buddhas] Mahākāshyapa ［摩訶迦葉］ (Skt; Pali Mahākassapa; Jpn Makakashō): Also known as Kāshyapa. One of Shakyamuni’s ten major disciples, known as foremost in the ascetic practices called dhūta. The “Bestowal of Prophecy” (sixth) chapter states that he will become a Buddha named Light Bright Thus Come One. He is regarded as the first of the Buddha’s twenty-three or twenty-four successors.
[20,007 Buddhas] Pūrna ［富楼那］ (Skt; Pali Punna; Jpn Furuna): One of Shakyamuni Buddha’s ten major disciples. Noted as foremost in preaching the Law, he is said to have converted five hundred people of his tribe. The “Five Hundred Disciples” (eighth) chapter predicts that Pūrna will attain enlightenment as the Buddha Law Bright.
[20,008 Buddhas] Aniruddha ［阿那律］ (Skt; Pali Anuruddha; Jpn Anaritsu): A cousin of Shakyamuni Buddha and one of his ten major disciples. Either Amritodana or Dronodana is regarded as his father, each of whom was a younger brother of King Shuddhodana, the father of Shakyamuni. The “Five Hundred Disciples” (eighth) chapter of the Lotus Sutra predicts that he will become a Buddha named Universal Brightness.
[20,009 Buddhas] Ājnāta Kaundinya ［阿若憍陳如］ (Skt; Pali Annā Kondanna; Jpn Anya-kyōjinnyo): Also known as Kaundinya. One of the five ascetics who heard Shakyamuni Buddha’s first sermon and thereupon converted to his teachings. The “Five Hundred Disciples” (eighth) chapter of the Lotus Sutra predicts that he will become a Buddha named Universal Brightness.
[21,208 Buddhas] In this (eighth) chapter, Shakyamuni predicts that Pūrna will attain enlightenment in a future existence as a Buddha named Law Bright. Subsequently he prophesies that the twelve hundred arhat disciples in the assembly, including Kaundinya, will also attain Buddhahood. He first bestows this prophecy on five hundred arhats, and then on the remaining seven hundred. All twelve hundred, he says, will become Buddhas with the name Universal Brightness. To show their understanding of the one vehicle teaching, these five hundred arhats then relate the parable of the jewel in the robe.
[21,209 Buddhas] Ānanda ［阿難］ (Skt, Pali; Jpn Anan): One of Shakyamuni’s ten major disciples. He was a cousin of Shakyamuni Buddha. The “Prophecies” (ninth) chapter predicts his future enlightenment as the Buddha Mountain Sea Wisdom Unrestricted Power King.
[21,210 Buddhas] Rāhula ［羅睺羅］ (Skt, Pali; Jpn Ragora): The son of Shakyamuni and Yashodharā. One of Shakyamuni’s ten major disciples, respected as foremost in inconspicuous practice. The “Prophecies” (ninth) chapter states that he will in the future become a Buddha named Stepping on Seven Treasure Flowers.
[23,210 Buddhas] This chapter (ninth) of the Lotus Sutra, in which Shakyamuni Buddha prophesies the enlightenment of Ānanda, Rāhula, and two thousand other voice-hearer disciples in the far distant future. The chapter begins with Ānanda and Rāhula, inspired by Shakyamuni’s prediction of enlightenment for the five hundred arhats in the previous (eighth) chapter, requesting that Shakyamuni bestow on them a prophecy of enlightenment. Shakyamuni complies and predicts that Ānanda will become a Buddha named Mountain Sea Wisdom Unrestricted Power King, and Rāhula, a Buddha named Stepping on Seven Treasure Flowers. He then bestows a prophecy of enlightenment on the two thousand voice-hearer disciples, who include both learners and adepts. Adepts are those who, having mastered the enlightenment of the voice-hearer and become arhats, have nothing more to learn. All of these two thousand disciples, he declares, will become Buddhas with the name Jewel Sign.
[23,211 Buddhas] Devadatta ［提婆達多］ (Skt, Pali; Jpn Daibadatta): A cousin of Shakyamuni who, after Shakyamuni’s enlightenment, first followed him as a disciple but later became his enemy. In the “Devadatta” (twelfth) chapter of the Lotus Sutra, however, Shakyamuni reveals that in some past existence he himself had learned the Lotus Sutra from a seer named Asita, and that this seer was Devadatta. He also predicts that Devadatta will attain enlightenment in the future as a Buddha named Heavenly King.
[23,212 Buddhas] Mahāprajāpatī ［摩訶波闍波提］ (Skt; Pali Mahāpajāpatī; Jpn Makahajahadai): The aunt and foster mother of Shakyamuni, the younger sister of Māyā, Shakyamuni’s birth mother. The “Encouraging Devotion” (thirteenth) chapter of the Lotus Sutra predicts that she will become a Buddha named Gladly Seen by All Living Beings. She is said to have died three months before Shakyamuni.
So, one Buddha (Katie Higgins) or 23,212 Buddhas (Shakyamuni states in the Lotus Sutra).
Who is right Katie Higgins?
-Chas.
____________________________________________
Quoting from "A Ship to Cross the Sea of Suffering" - Writings of Nichiren Daishonin p. 33 ...
A passage from the "Teacher of the Law" chapter reads: "If one of these good men or good women [in the time after I have passed into extinction is able to secretly expound the Lotus Sutra to one person, even one phrase of it, then you should know that] he or she is the envoy of the Thus Come One." This means that anyone who teaches others even a single phrase of the Lotus Sutra is the envoy of the Thus Come One, whether that person be priest or layman, nun or laywoman. You are already a lay practitioner and therefore one of the "good men" described in the sutra. One who listens to even a sentence or phrase of the sutra and cherishes it deep in one's heart may be likened to a ship that crosses the sea of the sufferings of birth and death. The Great Teacher Miao-lo stated, "Even a single phrase cherished deep in one's heart will without fail help one reach the opposite shore. To ponder one phrase and practice it is to exercise navigation." Only the ship of Myoho-renge-kyo enables one to cross the sea of the sufferings of birth and death.
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