MAINE NICHIREN-SHU FELLOWSHIP
MAINE NICHIREN-SHU FELLOWSHIP
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We are an informal group practicing Buddhism in the tradition of Nichiren Shu. We are associated with the Nichiren Buddhist Sangha of Greater New England. Please Join Us. Everyone is welcome. Time & Days: We meet the first and third Mondays from 7:00 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 - Bailey Hall, room 301 Gorham Campus...............for directions to the campus click on Gorham Campus. Contact: |
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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.
Simple Explanations
For more detailed explanations of Nichiren Shu style services please visit the Nichiren Buddhist International Centers site. NBIC
Daily 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
/ 617-314-7782 in Boston or 1-866-585-4891 outside Boston area. You may also download the current newsletter on the Nichiren Buddhist Sangha of Greater New England web site.
Newsletters will require a pdf reader. If you do not have one on your computer, you can download a free reader at Adobe 
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Special Events:
Links:
Gassho-do is a Buddhist Supply store for Nichiren Shu items.
This page is maintained by Rev. Ryuoh Faulconer.
LAST UPDATE 03/27/2009
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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