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Hi Sub, try here: http://www.mojikyo.gr.jp/ gassho, Bob

I've never encountered any reference to Mikyo as a Buddhist school in my studies of Chinese and Japanese Buddhism. Of course, 4 years at university is only sufficient to skim the surface of this vast subject, but the only references to Mikyo that I am aware of are: 佛說呪魅經 (Bussetsu jumikyō) -...

I agree with friend Vajradhara - in the Zen teachings, for example, it is said that Nirvana IS Samsara. I'd also like to point out that the concept of "Soul" does not exist in Buddhism the way it is usually percieved in the West (nor does it in Hinduism or Taoism, for that matter). Another...

Dear Julia, allow me to start with pointing out that - with respect to those schools who do - there are Buddhist schools such as the Ch'an / Zen schools where the concept of reincarnation is the subject of "Great Doubt", or interpreted very differently then what we are accustomed to associate...

Dear Sacredstar, in Eastern Buddhism, the use of the term "Heart" signifies more than what is associated with it in Christian terminology. The Chinese/Japanese character "Shin" for "Heart" also means "Mind", so usually translators will pick one of translate it as "Heart/Mind". Perhaps one...

With respect, but that's just shifting the question aside; in that case who created God? It is the nature of western languages to have a mandatory subject for a verb, e.g. "IT rains", "LIGHTNING flashes". As Watts stated, this is a law of grammar, not a law of nature. Heisenberg stated that...

Dear Tatvamasi, The historical Buddha would not have called Nirvana "Shunyata", as this is a later evolution by Nagarjuna. Also, in most modern-day Mahayana schools, the seeing of Shunyata would not yet be considered enlightenment (ref. Avatamsaka Sutra & San Do Kai) In other words...

Dear swezwakov, I'm also a bit confused about Tripitaka being one of the characters of the Hsi Yu Chi. If you are referring to the companions of Sun Wukong (孫悟空), these are called the pig-monster Zhu Wuneng (豬悟能), and the river monster Sha Wujing (沙悟淨). The latter is associated with a robe...