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Enrich Your DC Cherry Blossom Visit with a Trip to Myosenji Buddhist Temple — Introduction to Buddhism Educational …

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Silver Spring, Maryland (PRWEB) March 11, 2015

Myosenji Buddhist Temple will host a series of educational seminars about Buddhism for the public, beginning March 22, 2015, in honor of Washington, D.C.s annual Cherry Blossom Festival. The series will include lectures by Chief Priest Rev. Murata, instruction in proper use of Buddhist prayer (Juzu) beads and chanting to Taiko drumming. The series is part of monthly "Learn Buddhism" programs offered by Myosenji Buddhist Temple, a Japanese Buddhist sect.

Myosenji Buddhist Temple has a unique and special connection to Washington, D.C.s cherry blossoms. Not far from Myosenji Temple (Silver Spring, MD), the first ever Japanese cherry trees in the United States were planted in 1906. David Fairchild, a U.S. Department of Agriculture official, imported one hundred flowering cherry trees and planted them on his property in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The success of his blossoms set in motion a series of events that lead to the gift of Japanese cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo City to the city of Washington. This gift included trees from a nursery called Myo-Ka-en() which was adjacent to Myokoji Nichiren Shoshu Buddhist Temple (sister temple to Myosenji). It is of note that the Japanese characters Myo (mystic) and Ka (flower, but also ge in word renge) were used to title this property. Nichiren Shoshu Buddhists chant Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo. Fifty-nine varieties of cherry tree scions from Tokyo were grafted at this nursery which were sent to Washington.

Myo-Ka-en nursery closed in 1921 but Myokoji Buddhist Temple still stands today with the same cherry trees we see in the Tidal Basin. Somei-Yoshino cherry trees grace Myokoji Temple (Tokyo), the Tidal Basin and Myosenji Temple (Silver Spring, MD).

Families and children are encouraged to include a visit to a Japanese Buddhist Temple to spark learning of Buddhism and appreciation for the deep connection between Tokyo, Japan and Washington, DC made possible by cherry blossoms.

The series will be held at Myosenji Buddhist Temple every Sunday afternoon during the cherry blossom season from 2:00 3:00 pm. It is free and open to the public. Topics to be covered include What is Karma? Buddhisms Ten Worlds and Who is Buddha? What is Buddhism? Visit http://nstmyosenji.org for more information and for the series schedule.

About Myosenji Buddhist Temple Myosenji Temple is one of six Nichiren Shoshu Temples in the United States. Myosenji is the Nichiren Shoshu Buddhist temple for the Washington, DC region. Nichiren Shoshu means the orthodox sect of Nichiren. Myosenji Temple first opened in 1972 and moved to its current location in 1980. It has been serving its membership and the community for more than forty years.

The temple is located at 310 University Blvd West, Silver Spring, MD 20901. Temple hours are 7am-8pm Monday-Friday and 9am 5pm Saturday-Sunday. Follow the temple on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Call 301-593-9397. Website: nstmyosenji.org.

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March 11th, 2015 at 2:50 pm

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Hawaii Buddhism, Buddhist Sermon in English: Faith in Buddism – Video

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Hawaii Buddhism, Buddhist Sermon in English: Faith in Buddism
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March 10th, 2015 at 10:49 pm

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First Seminar of Four Schools of Tibetan Buddhism and Bon Tradition – Video

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Opening Ceremony of the First Seminar of Four Schools of Tibetan Buddhism and Bon Tradition organised by Department of Religion and Culture, CTA. at Gyutoe M...

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China accuses Dalai Lama of ‘profaning’ Buddhism by signalling end to reincarnation

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A bizarre dispute involving the Dalai Lama and the Chinese Communist Party has broken out at China's annual meeting of parliament.

Tibetan Buddhists believe the soul of a senior lama is reincarnated in the body of a child on his death.

But the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader has suggested he will not be reincarnated when he dies, prompting atheists of the Communist party to demand the tradition must continue.

The message was conveyed at a meeting on the sidelines of the China's National People's Congress in Beijing.

The head of Tibet's regional congress, Padma Choling, said that the Dalai Lama has to return, just as he has done for generations.

"Whether [the Dalai Lama] wants to cease reincarnation or not ... this decision is not up to him," Mr Padma said.

"When he became the 14th Dalai Lama, it was not his decision.

"He was chosen following a strict system dictated by religious rules and historical tradition and also with the approval of the central government.

"Can he decide when to stop reincarnating? That is impossible. What he wants is to distort reality. It's impossible in my view. Tibetan Buddhism follows tradition. If he goes ahead with this there will be division."

This debate has nothing to do with Buddhism and everything to do with power.

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Title: A Conversation about Tibetan Buddhism between Khenpo Sodargye and Professor Gray Tuttle – Video

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Title: A Conversation about Tibetan Buddhism between Khenpo Sodargye and Professor Gray Tuttle
Meeting with Wisdom No. 3 A Conversation about Tibetan Buddhism between Khenpo Sodargye and Professor Gray Tuttle.

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Dalai Lama ‘profanes’ Buddhism by doubting his reincarnation, says China

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The Dalai Lama gives a religious talk in Dharamsala, India, on Thursday. Photo: AP

Beijing: Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is profaning Buddhism by suggesting he will not be reincarnated when he dies, the Chinese-appointed governor of Tibet said on Monday, in some of China's strongest comments to date on the subject.

Tibetan Buddhism holds that the soul of a senior lama is reincarnated in the body of a child on his death. China says the tradition must continue and it must approve the next Dalai Lama.

But the Nobel peace laureate, who fled his homeland in 1959 after an abortive uprising against Chinese rule, has said he thinks the title could end when he dies.

Padma Choling, chairman of the People's Congress of Tibetan Autonomous Region, in the Tibet Room of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday. Photo: Reuters

He has also stated that he will not be reborn in China if Tibet is not free and that no one, including China, has the right to choose his successor "for political ends".

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Speaking on the sidelines of the annual meeting of parliament, Tibet governor Padma Choling accused the Dalai Lama of flip-flopping with his various pronouncements on the issue, and of hypocrisy seeing as he himself was reincarnated.

"If the central government had not approved it, how could he have become the 14th Dalai Lama? He couldn't. It has a serious procedure," Padma Choling, an ethnic Tibetan himself, told reporters.

Activists with a poster of the Dalai Lama take part in a rally to support Tibet in Taipei on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

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China: Dalai Lama ‘Profanes’ Buddhism by Doubting his Reincarnation

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BEIJING

Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is profaning Buddhism by suggesting that he will not be reincarnated when he dies, the Chinese-appointed governor of Tibet said on Monday, in some of China's strongest comments to date on the subject.

Tibetan Buddhism holds that the soul of a senior lama is reincarnated in the body of a child on his death. China says the tradition must continue and it must approve the next Dalai Lama.

But the Nobel peace laureate, who fled his homeland in 1959 after an abortive uprising against Chinese rule, has said he thinks the title could end when he dies.

He has also stated that he will not be reborn in China if Tibet is not free and that no one, including China, has the right to choose his successor for political ends.

Speaking on the sidelines of the annual meeting of parliament, Tibet governor Padma Choling accused the Dalai Lama of flip-flopping with his various pronouncements on the issue, and of hypocrisy seeing as he himself was reincarnated.

If the central government had not approved it, how could he have become the 14th Dalai Lama? He couldn't. It has a serious procedure, Padma Choling, an ethnic Tibetan himself, told reporters.

I think that, in fact, he is profaning religion and Tibetan Buddhism, he said, adding that the Dalai Lama was trying to usurp Beijing's right to decide.

If he says no reincarnation then no reincarnation? Impossible. Nobody in Tibetan Buddhism would agree to that, he added. We must respect history, respect and not profane Tibetan Buddhism.

Exiles worry that China might just simply appoint their own successor. In 1995, after the Dalai Lama named a boy in Tibet as the reincarnation of the previous Panchen Lama, the second highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism, China put that boy under house arrest and installed another in his place.

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PM deflects criticism of NRC committee

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OBSERVERS say Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has failed to give a positive response to calls for the National Reform Council (NRC) committee on the protection of Buddhism to be scrapped.

Headed by Paiboon Nititawan, the NRC committee drew intense criticism after it openly attacked Dhammakaya Temple's abbot Phra Dhammachayo. Several groups have demanded the prime minister scrap the committee. Some monks have even threatened to stage rallies.

When asked about the calls, Prayut said yesterday he had assigned NRC chairman Thienchay Kiranandana to look into the matter.

While the PM denied that he had tried to protect the NRC panel, he said, "The committee has its good side too. So if you think the committee doesn't do the right thing, we should discuss the issue and gradually try to resolve it."

About 50 monks from a monk-university campus in Khon Kaen province, meanwhile, lodged a petition against the committee.

They demanded it be scrapped on suspicion that Paiboon was mixing politics with religious affairs.

Paiboon was a speaker on the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) stage during its rallies against the previous administration. Or Noi Temple abbot Phra Buddha Isara, who has also spoken out against Phra Dhammachayo, is a former PDRC co-leader.

Both Phra Buddha Isara and Paiboon have also lately - though separately - criticised the Sangha Supreme Council (SSC) for allowing Phra Dhammachayo to stay in a saffron robe.

Both insist that the monk has already been automatically defrocked because of a written statement in 1999 by the then-Supreme Patriarch.

Yesterday, Phra Buddha Isara made several moves to pressure the SSC, including submitting a petition for the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to investigate the assets and financial transactions of one of the country's most senior monks.

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Larry Yang on Buddhism and Diversity – Video

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March 8th, 2015 at 5:50 am

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Buddhism in Mongolia Live Presentation London Union Chapel 1996 – Video

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