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PRAYER BEADS : These small beads represent the Four Leaders of the Bodhisattvas of the Earth -- Jogyo, Jyogyo, Muhengyo, and Anryugyo.These are the four virtues of the Buddha's life: When we use beads during Gongyo, the end of the figure eight, with the two strands, is place over the third finger of the lefthand. The end with the three strands, over the third finger of theright. They lie on the outside of the hands, which are placedtogether with palms and fingers touching each other. Directly under the father's bead, is a smaller one (7). This small bead represents the essential nature of the Law, which isabsolute truth, which has existed since the beginning of time. All together, there are five strands of beads that lie outside the
PRAYER BEADS : MYOGYOJI TEMPLE REVEREND IDO MIYAHARA ASSISTANT PRIEST MAY 17, 1986 First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to all of you here today who attended this English Oko in spite of the long distance and your busy schedules. I have just finished Gongyo with all of you. Through this Gongyo, I have given thanks to Nichiren Daishonin from the bottom of my heart. Also, at the same time, I sincerely prayed for you to develop your faith and for world-wide propagation. Next, I would like to express my most sincere congratulations to new members who accepted the Gohonzon and Gojukai here today. Also, I would like to thank the sponsors who made a great effort doing shakubuku. Today, I would like to explain the origin of the prayer beads. Nichikan Shonin, Twenty Sixth High Priest of Nichiren Shoshu, states in his "Toke Sane Sho" (THE THREE ROBES OF THIS SCHOOL):
PRAYER BEADS : "The prayer beads are the Buddhist implement which helps the ignorant common mortals advance in their Buddhist practice." 'Once upon a time, there was a king whose name was Haruri. He spoke these words in sorrow to the Buddha: "My country is so small. In recent years, there have been famine and pestilence throughout my country. As a result, all the people are distressed. All the time, I can't feel easy about that. We are in a painful position. The storehouse of the LAW is too profound and too vast to practice. So please teach me what the main point of the Law is." "King, if you want to eliminate earthly desires and to put an end to their suffering, make a circular string of 108 beads made from the seeds of the Mokugenji tree. Hold it always to yourself. Recite 'Nam Buddha -- Nam Dharma -- Nam Sangha'. Count one bead with each
PRAYER BEADS : MYOGYOJI TEMPLE REVEREND IDO MIYAHARA ASSISTANT PRIEST MAY 17, 1986 First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to all of you here today who attended this English Oko in spite of the long distance and your busy schedules. I have just finished Gongyo with all of you. Through this Gongyo, I have given thanks to Nichiren Daishonin from the bottom of my heart. Also, at the same time, I sincerely prayed for you to develop your faith and for world-wide propagation. Next, I would like to express my most sincere congratulations to new members who accepted the Gohonzon and Gojukai here today. Also, I would like to thank the sponsors who made a great effort doing shakubuku. Now, I will begin the lecture for my last Oko at Myogyoji.
PRAYER BEADS : Today, I would like to explain the origin of the prayer beads. Nichikan Shonin, Twenty Sixth High Priest of Nichiren Shoshu, states in his "Toke Sane Sho" (THE THREE ROBES OF THIS SCHOOL): "The prayer beads are the Buddhist implement which helps the ignorant common mortals advance in their Buddhist practice." The MOKUGENJI sutra states: 'Once upon a time, there was a king whose name was Haruri. He spoke these words in sorrow to the Buddha: "My country is so small. In recent years, there have been famine and pestilence throughout my country. As a result, all the people are distressed. All the time, I can't feel easy about that. We are in a painful position. The storehouse of the LAW is too profound and too vast to practice. So please teach me what the main point of the Law is." 'Then the Buddha instructed him:
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