Raihai Seiten -- Daily Service Book
Nichiren Shu Raihai Seiten
(Sutra Book Companion)
About Raihai Seiten
Nichiren Shu Raihai Seiten
- Sutra Book Companion is the first in a series of Donation and Support generating publications. These materials both support the practitioner in their practice as well as help fund outreach through the WWW and the local Los Angeles Area. These are High Quality materials, designed to be easily used in a variety of ways in daily services. They are designed to last and easily open upon a table or desktop as well as light enough to hold in one's hands.
The Minimum Donation for this Publication is $20. But, we appreciate anything above and beyond this figure.
-- Thank you
Who would find this Book Useful --
Raihai Seiten is designed for the beginning and intermediate practitioner or devotee of the Lotus Sutra. With this publication you may devise services in sessions of 10 minutes to 2 hours or more. It is a good introduction to Lotus Sutra Buddhism in general and Nichiren Buddhism in particular. We hope all will enjoy it, and that it may inspire deeper and increasingly profound practice and devotion to the Dharma Myohorengekyo.
More Information:
More on Raihai Seiten - Samples
See also the Table of Contents below.
Nichiren Shonin - A Quote A Day
A selection from the Raihai Seiten of Nichiren Daishi's wisdom sayings. These Quotes rotate each day of the month. -- enjoy --
Additional practice materials by NBSA:
Koku-e Sutra Book
For sutra chanting of the Ceremony in the Sky section.
Chapters 11 - 22.
Table of Contents
SERVICE BOOK Contents
Pages 1 - 80
 | KANJO - INVOCATION |
| KAI KYO GE |
| VERSES for OPENING the SUTRA |
| Chapter 2 - Expedients |
| Hoben Pon Dai Ni
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| Yokuryoshu
(Portions of Chapters 2, 3, 10 & 11) |
| The Coming of the Buddhas |
| The Triple World |
| Dispatch of Monks and Nuns |
| The Appearance of a Stupa |
| Chapter 16 - Life of the Tathagata |
| Nyorai Juryo Hon Dai Ju Roku
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| Jigage - (Gathas) |
| JIGAGE -- "Kun" reading |
| DEVOTION -- UNZO
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| EKO - General Prayer |
| Shi Gu Sei Gan |
| The Four Great Vows |
| Praise to the Three Treasures |
| Tien-T'ai's EN DON SHO |
| Dharani Jinshu
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| HOTOGE |
| The Difficulty of Retaining the Sutra |
| Chapter 21 - Divine Powers of the Tathagata - (Gathas) |
| Chapter 25 - Universal Gate of World-Voice Perceiver Bodhisattva - (Gathas) |
| San Ge Mon - Prayer of Repentance |
| Prayer of Repentance (English Only) |
| Memorial Prayer |
| TSUIZEN EKO
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| Daily Readings of Nichiren's Words |
| Notes on pronunciation of the Romaji |
| Our Creed |
| Pledges of Lay Members
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| Daily Service & Practice |
| INTRODUCTION |
| Odaimoku - Our Primary Practice |
| AUXILIARY PRACTICE - SUTRA RECITATION: The DEFINING PRACTICE in NICHIREN BUDDHISM |
| Reading & Chanting the Lotus Sutra the Auxiliary Means of Training |
| Recitation - Time, Speed and Tone |
| Fast or Slow Revisited |
| Most Commonly Read and Recited |
| Conducting Morning and Evening Services |
| Extended Recitation |
| About Prayer (Eko) |
| Sample Prayers |
| ON the Gohonzon & Invitation |
| The Ceremony in the Sky – Junyoze, Symbolism and The Mandara Gohonzon |
| The Buddha and Four Great Bodhisattvas as the Object of Veneration |
| Daimoku and Two Buddhas as the Object of Veneration |
| Three Thousand Existences in One Thought and Odaimoku |
| Stupa of Treasures |
| An Explanation of the Mandala of the Eternal Buddha |
| About the NICHIREN SHU BEIKOKU BETSUIN SANGHA ASSOCIATION |
| Dismissal & Thanks |
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