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Title: A Short History of Buddhism


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A Short History of Buddhism
  • LA Beach Cities Region

2
Shakyamuni
  • 3000 years ago in India
  • Born a prince
  • Devote to finding a solution to the sufferings of
  • Birth
  • Old age
  • Sickness
  • Death

3
Shakyamunis teaching
  • Taught for over 40 years, according to the
    circumstances and understanding of the people he
    met.
  • His teachings are many and varied.
  • In the last eight years of his life he taught the
    Lotus Sutra.
  • Honestly discard expedient means discard his
    previous teachings which had been preparatory.

4
Many different forms of Buddhism
  • Many of Shakyamunis followers did not understand
    his intention. (Devadatta)
  • Many of them already departed and were spreading
    his earlier teachings before Lotus Sutra.
  • The teachings were added to or modified.

5
After Shakyamunis death
  • Mahayana Buddhism spread to China, Korea and
    Japan over 1,500 years.
  • During next 500 years, Buddhism started to
    decline and had become formalized and ritualized
    so that only monks, or those with independent
    means, could undertake the lifetime of
    austerities involved.
  • It had lost its effectiveness.
  • Shakyamuni predicted the appearance of a Buddha
    who would reveal the correct teaching for the
    time beginning two thousand years after his
    death.
  • He also predicted the many persecutions to this
    person.

6
Four teachers
  • Shakyamuni
  • Tientai
  • Dengyo
  • Nichiren

7
Nichren Daishonin
  • 2-16-1222, born in Japan as the son of a
    fisherman.
  • Studied at local temple since 12
  • Entered the priesthood at 16
  • 4-28-1253 at 32, declared Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is
    the correct teaching on
  • Met many persecutions as Shakyamuni predicted.
  • 10-2-1279, inscribed the Dai Gohonzon, dedicated
    to the happiness of all mankind.

8
Nichirens Teaching
  • Declared that the Lotus Sutra is supreme amongst
    Buddhist teachings.
  • It teaches that everyone without exception has
    Buddhahood.
  • It reveals that life is eternal.
  • He was able to read between the lines and
    declare the ultimate teaching.
  • He revealed the fundamental law of universe which
    is Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and taught a specific
    practice for all people to attain enlightenment.
  • 2nd high priest is Nikko and the its pure
    teaching has been passed onto SGI not to the
    priesthood.

9
Soka Gakkai Intl
  • Formed SGI in 1975
  • The originally Soka Kyoiku Gakkai (value-creating
    Education Society) founded in Japan in 1930 by
    first president Makiguchi.
  • Makiguchi died in prison. He refused to renounce
    his Buddhism faith. He was sent to the prison
    with false charge.
  • Josei Toda as Makiguchis disciple survived and
    was released from the prison in July 1945 and
    became the 2nd president.
  • After accomplishing 750,000 households
    membership, he passed away in 1958.
  • Daisaku Ikeda as Todas disciple became the 3rd
    president in 1960 at his 32. The organization
    grew into 190 countries.
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