MAINE NICHIREN-SHU FELLOWSHIP
MAINE NICHIREN-SHU FELLOWSHIP
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We practice Buddhism in the Nichiren Shu tradition. We are associated with the Nichiren Buddhist Sangha of Greater New England. Please Join Us. Everyone is welcome. Time & Days: We meet once a month on a Thursday from 7:15 pm to 9:30 pm. (Dates Below) You may also visit the Nichiren Buddhist Sangha of Greater New England for more information and events in the New England area. Location: - University of Southern Maine - Interfaith Chaplains Bldg. at 23 Brighton Ave. Portland, ME (Interfaith Chaplains Bldg. is a small white farmhouse) Contact: |
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Calendar of events
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7:00 pm Evening Service |
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Note: If the campus is officially closed down due to storm or emergency, Meditation and Chanting will be canceled. If you are coming from out of town please call before you leave to make sure that activities are on schedule.
Visit the Nichiren Shu Virtual Temple, Myoho-Ji, in Second Life. Click the SL icon above for more information and directions on entering Second Life.
Several of the Nichiren Shu Temples in North America stream services on the web using Ustream. This can be a way to learn about Buddhist practice and to participate in Buddhist services. Please visit the Nichiren Buddhist Sangha of New England's web page to learn more about these events.
Simple Explanations
For more detailed explanations of Nichiren Shu style services please visit the Nichiren Buddhist International Centers site. NBIC
Morning/Evening Service(Sutra Chanting):
During our Sutra Chanting service we chant portions of the Lotus Sutra and also chant the Odaimoku (Namu Myoho Renge Kyo). This is a version of the daily service practiced by Nichiren Shu practitioners at home. The chapters from the Lotus Sutra are read in the traditional way (Chinese Characters with Japanese pronunciation) called Shindoku and sometimes in English. Shindoku literally means faith reading and is a form of meditation in itself. It is not necessary to understand academically while chanting in Shindoku as it is a form of meditation practice. English chanting is more for academic understanding. Portions of chapters two and sixteen are most often chanted even though other sections may be added as well.
Meditation:
Meditation services in the Nichiren Shu are called Shodaigyo. "Shodai" is chanting Odaimoku and "gyo" is practice. These services are a combination of silent meditation with chanting of the Odaimoku (Namu Myoho Renge Kyo). This is a very different practice from Sutra Chanting services (Daily Service). Meditaion helps us bring ourselves back to our center and helps alleviate the stress of our hectic daily lives.
News
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This page is maintained by Rev. Ryuoh Faulconer. 
WEB PAGE FOR THE NICHIREN BUDDHIST INTERNATIONAL CENTER (NBIC)
The Nichiren Buddhist International Center is located in Hayward California and is the center for activities of the Nichiren Order outside of Japan. The center supplies reading materials and training for Nichiren Shu followers. Please visit their web site for information about our order, to buy books and supplies and to check schedules of events offered by the center.
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