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Belated b-day wishes for Nichiren

by: brooke

Wed Feb 17, 2010 at 11:03:22 AM MST


Barbara did a nice write-up commemorating Nichiren's birthday, which was yesterday. Happy, happy.

For all you former Catholics, today is Ash Wednesday, the start of a 40-day period leading up to Easter. Just to stir the pot of the holy season, here's a link I keep bookmarked. From time to time, I review the portion titled "Jesus Christ, narcissist."

I'm not calling names, here. I do entertain the thought, though, that many vaunted leaders and founders of religion arguably display narcissistic traits.

Sorry, those are the only two links I have to offer right now. Later.

brooke :: Belated b-day wishes for Nichiren
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Daishonin
What's interesting to me is that all these people outside SGI and Nichiren Shoshu now refer to Nichiren as "Nichiren Daishonin" as if that is his full name.

Daishonin is an honorific title bestowed by the Taiseki-ji lineage, which SGI and NShoshu share. People in Nichiren Shu call him "Nichiren Shonin," or "priest" rather than the more bombastic "great priest."

To me he's just Nichiren.


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