
Nichiren

In remembrance of the renowned jazz saxophonist, composer, and SGI Buddhist practitioner

TeachingsMagazine | Dharma Talk, Teachings
You Can Get There From Here
Defilements as a path to awakening

Living the Lotus Sutra
Nichiren Shonin taught that the essence of the Lotus Sutra is found by developing faith through chanting what’s called the daimoku (or the odaimoku), the sutra’s sacred title. Myokei Caine-Barrett, the first woman and the first…

A Good Enough Death
What does it look like to die well?

Why Are There So Many Black Buddhists?
A black practitioner struggling with the apparent lack of diversity in American Buddhism finds a vast multi-racial community at Soka Gakkai International.

Buddhists Pitch In with Hurricane Harvey Relief
The storm is already responsible for 46 deaths in Texas.

Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
The Great Divide
In the search for diversity, have the meditation-centered traditions been asking the wrong questions? A Nichiren priest weighs in.

Teachings Teachings for Uncertain Times
Teachings for Uncertain Times: Viewing 3,000 Realms in a Single Moment
Myokei Caine-Barrett, bishop of the Nichiren Shu Buddhist order, explains how a complex practice can be a foundation for healing.

How Buddhism Influences Slam Poet and Emcee G. Yamazawa
The artist talks to Tricycle about the importance of chanting in his life and work.

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