Your Story about Japanese Buddhism

Dave's experience 
My parents were drug addicts, my mother is not all there my dad was dishonorably discharged from the army.

I met the only person I could ever call mother ...

A life long search for the Dharma 
I have been influenced by Buddhism since childhood. This began when I moved to Yokohama at age 7. My family was not religious, but I would go off on my ...

I find peace in meditation 
Ever since I was about 14 years old I began searching for the truth within. It began as a study of all the major religions of the world either formally ...

Nicherin Dashonin Buddhism - Nam Myoho Renge Kyo 
My story started sometime ago. A journey as they say, to find the best or right path and what I chose was to simply chant Nam Myoho Renge Kyo.

I started ...

Suffering Turns to Joy 
Since I was a child, I was always sensitive to anger in myself and in others. I wondered if there was any way to overcome this demon within. I imagined ...

My visit to Koya San 
Kôyasan is home to an active monastic center founded twelve centuries ago by the priest Kûkai (posthumously known as Kôbô Daishi) for the study and practice ...

Why Buddhism is dying in Japan 
Buddhism in Japan loses ground every year. As discussed last month, many temples have closed and young people do not practice as much as their parents ...

The Buddha, the Flower and the Awakening  Not rated yet
Once the Buddha,
sitting near a lake on Mount Grdhakuta,
prepared to teach;

But realizing that with mere words the true inner nature he’d never ...

Meditation fixed my Husband's Back  Not rated yet
Both my husband and I went to a Vipassana Retreat in February 2009. We did the 10 day Vipassana course and my husband especially had a hard time.

Before ...

I'm a student of the Rinzai Zen school  Not rated yet
I've been a student of the Rinzai school of Zen for approximately four years. My interest in Zen was first nurtured by the book "The Three Pillars of Zen"...

A Wonderful Nara  Not rated yet
I'd like to share the best memory of my visit to Nara
The artistic inspiration from Greek floral scrolls is found quite literally in the decoration ...

Why Buddhism is Right For Me  Not rated yet
I was diagnosed with a chronic disease that will greatly shorten my current life. Buddhism has helped me to find peace,peace within myself which in turn,...