Nikken's End #4: The Takanos: The Graduate? -
Nikken's End ? or NIKKEN ZENned ? You be the judge ...
.. "What distinguished the Indian system from that of the
.. ancient Western world is the absence of slavery. The
.. caste system made formal slavery unnecessary in ancient
.. India."
..
.. - from The Two Cl***** of the Four-Fold Caste System, by
.. Sudheer Birodkar.
In Nikken's Threefold World, which is "the world of unenlightened
beings who transmigrate within the Six Paths" ** [Hell, Hunger,
Animality, Anger, Humanity and Heaven] ... the 4th chapter describes
the structure of Nikken's World of Hell.
** Soka Gakkai Dictionary of Buddhism
________ Table of Contents _______________________
..
.. Belated Concern About Rissho U.
..
.. Fuji Gakurin's Grand Opening
..
.. Uh-Oh, My Degree's Worthless
..
.. The Graduate? Meets The Takanos
..
.. Definition of Hell (Jigoku)
..
.. Getting Some Help
..
.. The Survivor Gita
__________________________________________________
________ Belated Concern About Rissho U. _________
Rissho University, which is owned and operated by the Nichiren Shu
Minobu Sect, has an astounding website. They show so much interest in
the Gohonzon ... that a picture of one is popping out of the faculty
and academic pages, in many places. Experimental Gohonzon, student
project Gohonzon, every kind of slanderous rendering and cir***stance
you can imagine.
(I would not recommend browsing there, it will make you sick to your
stomach.)
Minobu Sect at the Rissho University, has an objective view of the
Daishonin's Buddhism, they study it along with Tendai, Zen, ****ngon
and the rest of the Four Dictums. They have cl***** in opening the
eyes of statues. They take a decidedly two vehicle approach to the
study of the One Supreme Vehicle.
As a matter of fact, they study just about every distortion of the
Buddha's teachings and intent that is possible, while somehow never
getting around to Nichiren's Buddhism, which means propagating the Law
with the intent of Kosen Rufu.
They ARE propagating their elitest ivory tower of slander, for the
purpose of maintaining their control of the people: a Brahminist and
anti-Buddhist enclave if there ever was one. A place for training
Japanese Buddhist priests in the priesthood business, like they have
been for centuries under Meiji (Imperial Way Buddhism in sup****t of
the war effort), and before that as minions of the Tokugawa
Shogunate's Buddhist regime.
In other words at Rissho University, the Nichiren Shu Minobu Sect is
maintaining and advancing the "Calumnus Quo", the level of slander of
the Law in academia.
And this is where no follower of Nikko, the founder of the Fuji
School, should be trained.
From "Moral Philosophy and Dealings With Priests", written by myself
(sorry about that):
.. 8. Nichiren Shoshu and the Hokkeko have always called
.. themselves followers of Nikko's Fuji School, but from
.. the beginning (1912) they have followed priests that
.. disobey the 25th Admonition against ***ual abstinence,
.. and they have followed priests that were trained by
.. Nichiren Shu (5 Senior Priests) at Rissho University -
.. disobeying the 2nd Admonition, and hence according to
.. Nikko they are not his followers, but are instead
.. followers of the Five Senior Priests. (Nikko would have
.. kicked them out of the Fuji School just for training at
.. Rissho.)
..
.. From the end of Nikko Shonin's 26 Admonitions:
..
.. "I have set forth these 26 articles for the
.. sake of the eternal salvation and protection
.. of humankind. Those who violate even one of
.. these articles cannot be called disciples of
.. Nikko."
..
.. In 1969, Daisaku Ikeda founded Soka University to train
.. the future leaders of the Soka Gakkai, among others.
.. This was a necessary move, because of the corruption
.. seen in attitudes of Japanese Academics, and their
.. determined resistance to recognizing the Soka Gakkai as
.. a valid religious organization and worthy of respect.
.. Witness the academic quotes in the LOOK Magazine article
.. (1963) by the President of Rissho University, Rev.
.. Shobun Kubota, D.T. Suzuki of Zen, and other academics,
.. that the Soka Gakkai "can not be Buddhism".
..
.. ' The Rev. Dr. Shobun Kubota, vice-president
.. of Rissho University of Tokyo, concurs. "The
.. principle of Buddhism," he says, "is to
.. restrain man's desires, such as ***, hunger,
.. wealth and fame, but Soka Gakkai promises the
.. possession of these desires. It uses man's
.. weaknesses as a tool for its own expansion. It
.. has the same characteristics as Nazism.
.. Finally, it is a corruption of Buddhism." '
..
.. LOOK Magazine, September 10, 1963
..
.. This from academic Buddhists who signed up unanimously,
.. institution by institution, to bear the ****nto Talisman,
.. and promote Imperial Way Buddhism and Imperial State Zen
.. militarism for the God-Emperor. In sup****t of that self-
.. same Nazi Reich, while Makiguchi and Toda alone bore the
.. brunt of oppression to the end. Such evil-doers call
.. themselves Buddhists. Their tongues should rot in their
.. mouths.
..
.. Soka University has created at least one academic
.. environment where the Soka Gakkai can be viewed with
.. objectivity by students. This was and remains an
.. absolute good.
..
.. Nichiren Shoshu has continued to allow the training of
.. their future leaders by the Nichiren Shu Minobu Sect at
.. Rissho University, even though they were aware that this
.. was a slander of Nikko's school, and made them not
.. followers of Nikko.
The proof of Rissho's heritage is on their own website, the page on
"History of Rissho":
.. ' Over 120 Years of Tradition and 70 Years of History as
.. a Modern Educational Institution '
..
.. ' No other institution of higher education in Japan has
.. a longer tradition than Rissho University. '
..
.. ' Our founding dates back to 1580 when the "Iidaka-
.. Danrin School" was established to educate student
.. priests of the Nichiren sect of Buddhism. The school
.. took its name from its location, Iidaka Town, which is
.. now Yoka- lchiba City in Chiba Prefecture. Some of the
.. ancient wooden structures have been carefully preserved
.. and form part of the Hanko-ji Temple. These structures
.. include the lecture hall, gate, drum tower and bell
.. tower, which are designated as "Im****tant Cultural
.. Assets" by the Government. The school closed its gates
.. in 1875. During its 295-year history, it produced a
.. great many talented figures who made prominent
.. contributions to promoting Buddhism and education in
.. Japan. '
..
.. ' Shortly before it [Iidaka-Danrin School] was closed,
.. the "Nichiren-shu Shukyo-in" (Nichiren Religious
.. Academy) was established in 1872 at the Jokyo-ji Temple
.. in Takanawa, Tokyo, to succeed the "Iidaka-Danrin
.. School" in modern times. '
..
.. ' In 1904, the Academy was moved to Osaki,Tokyo, the
.. present site of the main campus of Rissho University. '
..
.. ' Authorized by the Government ordinance concerning
.. colleges issued that year [1904], it opened its gates as
.. "Nichiren-shu Daigakurin" (Nichiren Religious College).
.. '
..
.. ' When the Government issued an ordinance concerning
.. universities in 1924, the University was reorganized
.. into Rissho University with Faculty of Letters newly
.. opened. Its doors were opened to both Nichiren priests
.. and ordinary students. '
The year 1580 is an interesting date. It is merely 1 year after the
Debacle/Debate at Ohmi, which caused shakubuku to be outlawed by Oda
Nobunaga.
What has happened in the place of the highest practice of Buddhism,
Nikko's Fuji School, has been 670 years in the making. The death of
Nichimoku on the road to Kyoto, left the Fuji School in turmoil for a
hundred years, long enough to weaken the infrastructure sufficiently,
that when Oda Nobunaga (effectively Shogun) finally gave the Fuji
School and the rest of the Nichiren Sects a face to face debate at
Ohmi in 1579, the Fuji School lost their one and only chance to redeem
themselves.
At that time the ill-prepared 14th High Priest Nisshu, who was the
follower of the aged 13th High Priest Nichiin, who had become HP at
the age of nine, and who was also ill-prepared by his aged master, the
previous 12th High Priest Nitchen, who had become HP at the age of
thirteen, and who also was ill-prepared by his aged master Nichiu the
9th High Priest after much chaos and shuffling in the Fuji School ...
.. 1573-1596 Nisshu (fourteenth):
..
.. He established a relation****p with Yoho-ji* temple,
.. whose doctrines substantially deviated from the orthodox
.. teachings of Nichiren Daishonin, to capitalize on the
.. prestige it enjoyed among aristocrats in Kyoto, then the
.. political and cultural center of Japan. ("An Interview
.. with High Priest Nichiko Hori on the History of the Fuji
.. School," published in the November 1956 Daibyakurenge,
.. pp.15-16). In 1594, Nisshu invited Nissho, a priest from
.. Yoho-ji, to Taisekiji, and only two years later in 1596
.. Nissho became the fifteenth high priest. For almost a
.. century--from 1596 to 1692 when Nikkei, the twenty-third
.. high priest passed away, Nichiju (16th), Nissei (17th),
.. Nichiei (18th), Nisshun (19th), Nitten (20th), Nichinin
.. (21st), Nisshun (22nd)--nine high priests came from
.. Yoho-ji to Taisekiji. (Essential Writings of the Fuji
.. School, vol. 5)
..
.. (*)Yoho-ji (also Yobo-ji) has its origins with Nichizon
.. (1265-1345), a disciple of Nikko Shonin. He and Nichigo
.. accompanied the third high priest Nichimoku Shonin to
.. Kyoto in 1333. During the journey Nichimoku Shonin fell
.. ill and later he passed away. Both continued their trip.
.. Nichigo brought back the ashes of Nichimoku Shonin to
.. Taisekiji, while Nichizon remained in Kyoto. Later in
.. 1334 he established a temple called "Jogyo-in". After
.. 200 years it was renamed Yoho-ji. However Nichizon,
.. deviating from Nichiren Daishonin's teachings, erected a
.. statue of Sakyamuni in his temple.
Nisshu was, unfortunately for all of us, the one who would represent
the Fuji School to debate the issues in front of Oda Nobunaga at Ohmi,
JOINTLY WITH THE OTHER NICHIREN SECTS. This kind of joined operation
with the Five Senior Priests School at Minobu is an explicit and
utterly unbelievable affront to Nikko, as a direct violation of his
2nd Admonition:
.. 2. The doctrines of the five senior priests differ in
.. every regard from the teachings of the late master.
In spite of the Founder's clear and obvious guidance, Nisshu the
Deviant and Incompetent 14th HP went directly ahead into the disaster
(sort of like George W. Bush into Iraq):
.. 1579 CE:
..
.. The Ohmi debate. Before the Tokugawa period, Oda
.. Nobunaga also demonstrated his supremacy over religious
.. authority. Oda summoned the doctrinal debate between the
.. Ikko sect and the Nichiren sect in Ohmi in 1579. He
.. intentionally declared the defeat of the Nichiren sect,
.. and forced the Nichiren Buddhists to stop its aggressive
.. propagation. See Ooms, Tokugawa Ideology, (1985)
So, thanks to the deviant incompetence of Nisshu the 14th, shakubuku
(propagation activities) was effectively outlawed until ... 1946 !!!
Of course this slander of the Ikko Sect would not go unpunished, so
just one year later ...
.. 1580 CE:
..
.. Oda destroys the Ikko sect in Japan.
..
.. Kitagawa narrates the death-struggle between Oda and the
.. Ikko sect: "In 1570 Nobunaga's forces attacked I****yama
.. [the center of the Ikko sect], but the monto (followers
.. of the sect) came from all parts of Japan to defend
.. their holy city, and Nobunaga's army was completely
.. defeated.... Nobunaga attacked the followers of the True
.. Pure Land [Ikko] in the Owari district, near Nagoya, but
.. failed miserably in 1571, 1573, and 1574. Then the
.. desperate Nobunaga tricked the Ikko by offering peace,
.. only to turn about and massacre nearly forty thousand
.. believers in Owari. In 1575 he dispatched his forces to
.. the Hokuriku district and massacred forty thousand more
.. adherents of Ikko. In 1576 Nobunaga again attacked
.. I****yama; however, not only was his army defeated, but
.. he himself was wounded. In the following year Nobunaga's
.. forces attacked the Wakayama district which had supplied
.. men and materials to I****yama.... Finally, in 1580, the
.. temple town of I****yama surrendered" (Kitagawa 1966).
And of course this slander of Nobunaga would not go unpunished, so
just one year later ...
.. 1582 CE:
..
.. Oda Nobunaga is betrayed by a vassal and murdered.
.. Toyotomi Hideyo**** inherits full power over clan, in
.. Japan.
..
.. Hideyo**** Toyotomi, Oda's vassal, completed the
.. demilitarization of the Buddhist community and the
.. subject. In 1578, Toyotomi subjugated other strongholds
.. of the militarized monasteries (Negoro, Kumano, and
.. Koya), and conducted the Sword Hunt all over the land.
.. In 1586, Toyotomi summoned hundreds of the monk and
.. priest from all sects and major monasteries to conduct
.. the prayer for the Toyotomi Shogunate and the Toyotomi
.. family. He intended to demonstrate his supremacy over
.. religious authority.
Cold comfort to followers of Nikko, the punishment of those who cause
such a setback.
Clearly, the point is made at this time. Follow Nikko's admonitions,
he made them for a reason. But, oh, no.
The Fuji School after Nichimoku, both before and after that brief and
****ning moment ... when Nichikan the 26th High Priest re-established
Nikko's School in the early 1700's following Nikko's Admonitions ...
has been an institution which has markedly deviated from it's
Founders, Nikko and Nichimoku, and their Late Master, Nichiren
Daishonin.
________ Fuji Gakurin's Grand Opening ____________
Indeed, Nikken (the current and profoundly slanderous 67th High
Priest) makes an unmistakeable admission of past guilt in the training
of priests at Rissho by Nichiren Shoshu, by starting his own training
school:
.. (Excerpts from
.. http://www.geocities.com/smimoza/vol275.html,
the "Fake
.. [High Priest]" Newsletter:)
..
| "My view of the teachings of Nichiren Shoshu
| has been polluted with Minobu's wicked
| teachings," Nikken confessed at the opening
| ceremony for the Fuji Gakurin School (Dai-
| Nichiren, May 2000 edition).
..
.. Fuji Gakurin is the school that Nikken started to
.. belatedly replace Rissho University as the source of
.. priest trainees for Nichiren Shoshu. Apparently, he only
.. took this action after people started talking about the
.. 26 Admonitions publicly (Living Buddhism article by
.. Daisaku Ikeda in 1998). The sad fact is, that Nichiren
.. Shoshu has violated all 26, most by the letter of the
.. admonition, but all 26 by their intent.
..
.. In relatively short order after being rebuked in 1998,
.. Nikken officially opened the Fuji Gakurin School on
.. April 10th, 2000. Many attended and heard his
.. statements: Nichijun Fujimoto, Nichiyu Yo****da, Nitto
.. (Juken) Ohmura, Nichijo (Gikan) Hayase, Nissho (****nei)
.. Yagi, Chief of the Overseas Department Kotoku Obaya****,
.. Chief of the Public Relations Department Kogaku Akimoto
.. and Vice Chief of the Study Department Kosho Mizu****ma.
("Fuji Gakurin" must mean "afterthought" in the Nikkenese dialect.)
Nissho (****nei) Yagi had to be at the opening of Fuji Gakurin, because
he is the President of the School, as we will see later ...
.. Nikken went on to state that "he had been contaminated
.. by Minobu's teachings"...
..
| "I once attended the University run by
| Nichiren-shu. The hardest thing for me in my
| campus life was that the teacher said many
| false things about the teachings and history
| of Nichiren Daishonin. I had always thought
| that I should refute these false ideas.
| However, I cannot say that that was my true
| intention, because I was only a student."
|.
| "When we constantly hear false things, we will
| be caught up in false ways of thinking, or I
| can say, we will be trapped in it. As I recall
| my early days, false ideas did exist in my
| view of Nichiren Buddhism, especially
| regarding the legitimate teachings of
| Nichiren-shoshu. At that time, I was not able
| to straighten out my thoughts sufficiently
| from the viewpoint of faith, action, study....
| If I were young now, I could study with you,
| young fellows, in these cl*****, taught by
| these engaged teachers."
..
.. But his distorted views from Rissho were not left there
.. at the University.
..
.. We are reminded of Nikken's words on October 8th, 1985,
.. when he attended the completion ceremony of Komyoji
.. Temple, Hachioji City, Tokyo. Kotoku Hirayama, the chief
.. priest of the temple, asked Nikken, "What is the biggest
.. obstacle you had in your practice?" Nikken answered, "It
.. is that I could not truly believe in the Gohonzon. I
.. cannot believe truly now. I have to really try."
..
.. Also, we are reminded of Nikken's statement that
.. "Daigohonzon is a fake" from the Kawabe memo. This
.. statement seems to be influenced by the author of "view
.. of wood honzon is false", Minobu priest Bentetsu
.. Yasunaga, who is an associate professor at Minobu's
.. Rissho University and chief priest of Zenshoji Temple.
..
.. In recent years, the exchange of Minobu
.. priests and Nikken sect priests has become
.. more frequent. Monks of the Nikken sect make
.. pilgrimages to temples of Minobu sect with
.. Hokkeko members, or they invite Minobu monks
.. to Taisekiji. General chief of the Hokkeko
.. federation, Kisoji Yanagisawa, made a
.. pilgrimage to Kuonji Temple, the general head
.. temple of the Minobu sect. We [the Fake
.. Newsletter] have mentioned this issue before,
.. and even "Emyo," one of organ papers of Nikken
.. sect, could not argue against this. Taisekiji
.. priests Kaido Seki, Jikei Maekawa, Kosho
.. Mizu****ma, Sonfuku Ochiai, Gishu Funaba****,
.. all made visits to Minobu's temples
.. themselves. They later made excuses during
.. lectures at their temples or in their temple
.. newsletters, saying, "We went and saw the
.. temple but did not chant."...etc.
..
.. Hence, Nikken is more than simply an enemy of the Soka
.. Gakkai and a very bad High Priest at the Fuji School.
..
.. Nikken in clearly not a follower of Nikko's School and
.. never has been at any time. He is a follower of the Five
.. Senior Priests and a minion of Minobu, in spite of what
.. his conscious mind tells him. Consciousness is, after
.. all, only one of Five Components.
But now he has his VERY OWN training facility, where he can have his
way with the minds of the young priests. AND he can charge the full
four-year institutional University tuition and fees, as he reels in
the young priestlings, for their up-close and personal QUALITY
education AT THE HEAD TEMPLE, from those top Nichiren Shoshu teaching-
priests. oh, boy !!!
________ Uh-Oh, My Degree's Worthless ____________
But, what about this story from "The Hindu" an english language
newspaper on October 4, 1999, almost a year before the grand opening:
.. Delhi University earlier this year cancelled the
.. admission of two Japanese students after it became known
.. that they were trying to secure admission on the basis
.. of a fake academic record.
..
.. The admission of Sakabe and Kotake was cancelled after
.. it was discovered that they had given a false
.. certification in their career application form.
..
.. In the official application form the two students had
.. contended that they were graduates of "Fuji Gakurin"
.. University.
Apparently, in 1999, Nichiren Shoshu went on a failed campaign to send
the "graduates" of Fuji Gakurin University to Delhi University and to
En-Sei University of Seoul, South Korea, which are well known and
accredited gradute schools.
Accreditation of graduate schools such as these rests upon checking
the accreditation of the students who enter the University.
When these records for these students were checked, it was found that
FUJI GAKURIN IS NOT IN ANY WAY ACCREDITED IN JAPAN !!!
This is even though they have special paper diplomas that are printed
out nicely, with a special mark identifying the school, and the very
special signature of the President of the University, Nissho (****nei)
Yagi.
Before the SGI opened Soka University in Aliso Viejo, there was much
preparation done on accreditation, and that was way BEFORE the first
student was interviewed. SUA-AV was actually pre-accredited by the
WASC, by demonstrating the competence of faculty, departments and
curriculum. There are a lot of hoops you have to jump through, but how
can you approach students for entry, before there is some guarantee
that at least some graduate institutions will accept them? Now that
the Fourth year students are going to graduate this year, full
accreditation is on track. The administration, faculty, staff and
students at SUA-AV should be proud of their accomplishments, in spite
of the many daunting obstacles and outright attacks against them.
At Fuji Gakurin University, President Nissho Yagi, of course, backs
their diploma with his full faith and guarantee.
Which is precisely why the diploma of Fuji Gakurin University is
absolutely worthless in every single country around the world. (With
the exception of the PureNikken Land at Taisekiji. And, apparently at
the low-hurdle Temples of the Nikken Sect, such as Myohoji.)
The article from "The Hindu" goes on to say:
.. ... This was an attempt on [the] part of the Nikken Sect
.. priests to put their priests in first class universaties
.. of the world.
..
.. None of the priests who have graduated from the "Fuji
.. Gakurin" University are recognized as graduates by
.. Japanese society. The same ploy of using the name of
.. "Fuji Gakurin" has been tried for entry to the En-Sei
.. University in Korea.
________ The Graduate? Meets The Takanos _________
Ryoko Hase has been a troublesome assistant priest for Tai****n Takano
to deal with, at Myohoji Temple in Los Angeles. He has been way too
friendly with the lay families. Far, far too overfamiliar for Takano's
taste. And impossible to control, generally. A real discipline
problem.
So, he has been exiled from the court of the American Nikken, and his
Imelda Marcos of a wife. His family connections with the Hayase clan
has disallowed the embarrassment and punishment he so richly deserves,
however.
Hence, Hase has only been banished to the other side of the country,
and that is as far as Takano could throw him away. He will assist in
Wa****ngton D.C. at Myosenji where "Son-of-Memo" Sho****n Kawabe was
chief priest until recently.
His father, Jitoku Kawabe's power to embarrass the top families has
diminished over time, and as more of the story of Nikken's slander of
the DaiGohonzon slowly spread around and was dealt with by sheer
authority, and ignoring that elephant until it looked like a piece of
furniture. (People will apparently accept anything, given enough time
and the raw exercise of power over the laity. Controlling others is
merely a powerful state of mind for Tai****n Takano.)
So, Kawabe could be dispensed with and was given the heave-ho.
And now it's Hase. Since he is NOT to be embarrassed, on his last day
he got to sit in Nikken's chair, the seat of the High Priest. In this
case, more like an ejection seat from a James Bond movie ... BOOM, he
was gone. Good riddance !!
And now the new assistant priest. This should be far easier.
****non Satoh is from a third tier priesthood family [Vaishya in the
Survivor Gita], and is a 1998 graduate from Fuji Gakurin University.
Which is quite a trick, since they had their Grand Opening in Spring
of 2000. No matter, IF they ever get accredited, it will not affect
the worthlessness of Satoh's degree.
His degree is only of use inside Nichiren Shoshu, so unlike priests in
the past, who were able to escape into the reform movement, this new
breed of priest is completely trapped inside the structure of
Taisekiji.
They cannot escape, because they literally have no place to go.
Outside of Nichiren Shoshu they are worthless men.
Tai****n Takano really loves these new guys. The priests they replace
or their associates, they really are hostile to these new priests from
a completely unrecognized school.
The writing is on the wall.
They are virtual slaves, and becoming more common, so if you are
posted with one, YOU have to be a slave, too.
And, because of that, the money is dimini****ng. At some point, the
Fuji Gakurin priests will be servants in bondage. You could pay them
in NikkenScript, and they would have to buy everything from you !!!
Tai****n Takano likes this thought. He's hugging himself again.
Everything is working out, just fine. He is gradually gaining absolute
control over the Temple network in the Americas: the six NST Temples
in the United States, and those South of the Border as well.
He finesses everything and everybody, just like in Panama.
In a series of careful steps.
The problem was: how to register as a local organization in Panama,
without even risking having the application turned down as Japanese.
And how to retain REAL control by Taisekiji.
.. 1. On 10/25/97, Nichiren Shoshu Templos Panama registers
.. with:
..
.. President: Ruth A. Torres (Panamanian)
.. Vice President: Tai****n Takano (Myohoji-L.A.)
.. Treasurer: Alfredo Macia (Panamanian)
.. Directors: Lourdes M. Von Chong (Panamanian)
.. Katia N. Gonzales (Panamanian)
..
.. 2. 4 days later, on 10/25/97, Nichiren Shoshu Templos
.. Panama has a re-election of the Board of Directors
.. with 5 chief priests of Nichiren Shoshu Temples, none
.. in Central America, none of them Panamanian (of
.. course):
..
.. President: Tai****n Takano (Myoho-ji-L.A.)
.. Acting President: Kotoku Obaya**** (Myoko-ji, Japan)
.. Vice President: Jisei Nagasaka (Myosetsu-ji- NYC)
.. Treasurer: ****do Takaha**** (Honsei-ji-Hawaii)
.. Secretary: Jiho Takaha**** (Myo****n-ji-S.F.)
..
.. 3. The next year, he sends the Takaha**** brothers
.. packing, back to Japan. He had this in mind when he
.. chose them as officers.
If only the free priests will sit still long enough, for enough slave
priests to be manufactured at Fuji Gakurin to replace them all. That
is the vulnerable point in his plan.
If the free priests challenge him in court, he could get tied up and
lose big.
In California, Cho'on ****ba could have sued under the California
Unfair Practices Act, alleging unfair employment practices. He still
could, but he was so thoroughly subjugated during his departure, that
he may never speak again !!!
The free priests around the country don't realize that they could form
a union, and he could not send them back, nor fire them. Since NST is
incor****ated in America, there would be nothing he could do.
But Tai****n Takano isn't losing any sleep over it. Controlling others
is just a powerful state of mind that he learned from studying the
other Buddhisms at school.
If you think of others as minions, and treat them as minions, and
crush their dreams with mind-numbing swiftness and surprise, they will
submit.
Tai****n Takano is, as he always is, supremely confident of the
outcome.
________ Definition of Hell (Jigoku) _____________
From (http://www.sgi-usa.org/buddhism/library/SokaGakkai/Study/
Elementary/Text3.htm):
.. The first world, Hell (Jigoku), indicates a state
.. utterly devoid of freedom, a condition of extreme
.. suffering and despair in which one is spurred by rage to
.. destroy oneself and others. Buddhist sutras describe
.. various kinds of hells - such as the eight hot hells,
.. the eight cold hells and the sixteen minor hells.
________ Getting Some Help _______________________
If you are a Nichiren Shoshu Priest, or a Hokkeko member from anywhere
in the world, and are thinking about switching to the Soka Gakkai
(SGI) call or contact the Headquarters at SGI Plaza (http://www.sgi-
usa.org/cgi-bin/locator.cgi?ZIP=90401)
Tell them that you are a Nichiren Shoshu Priest or Hokkeko member, and
wish to speak to someone about the SGI, and what to do.
For Labor Legal help in California, see one of the lawyers listed with
the Google search:
California "unfair employment practices"
For help in protecting yourself while organizing a union in the United
States (about 40 lines from the top is a list of employer conduct
which is illegal in the U.S.):
(http://www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/shared_files/brochures/engulp.asp)
.. The National Labor Relations Board
.. and YOU
..
.. Unfair Labor Practices
..
.. Prepared by the National Labor Relations Board
.. an agency of the United States Government
This pamphlet contains a general explanation of what the National
Labor Relations Board is and what it does with respect to the
processing of unfair labor practice charges. Although the pamphlet
cannot provide answers to all questions, it does contain useful
information which will be helpful to you.
What is the National Labor Relations Board
We are an independent federal agency established to enforce the
National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
As an independent agency, we are not part of any other government
Agency--such as the Department of Labor.
What Are Your Rights As An Employee Under the NLRA?
Examples of Your Rights As An Employee Under the NLRA Are:
.. * Forming, or attempting to form, a union among the employees of
your employer.
..
.. * Joining a union whether the union is recognized by your employer
or not.
..
.. * Assisting a union in organizing your fellow employees.
..
.. * Engaging in protected concerted activities. Generally,
"protected concerted activity" is group activity which seeks to modify
wages or working conditions.
..
.. * Refusing to do any or all of these things. However, the union
and employer, in a State where such agreements are permitted, may
enter into a lawful union-security clause requiring employees to join
the union.
The NLRA forbids employers from interfering with, restraining, or
coercing employees in the exercise of rights relating to organizing,
forming, joining or assisting a labor organization for collective
bargaining purposes, or engaging in concerted activities, or
refraining from any such activity. Similarly, labor Organizations may
not restrain or coerce employees in the exercise of these rights.
Examples of Employer Conduct Which Violate the NLRA Are:
.. * Threatening employees with loss of jobs or benefits if they join
or vote for a union or engage in protected concerted activity.
..
.. * Threatening to close the plant if employees select a union to
represent them.
..
.. * Questioning employees about their union sympathies or activities
in cir***stances that tend to interfere with, restrain or coerce
employees in the exercise of their rights under the Act.
..
.. * Promising benefits to employees to discourage their union
sup****t.
..
.. * Transferring, laying off, terminating or assigning employees
more difficult work tasks because they engaged in union or protected
concerted activity.
Examples of Union Conduct Which Violate the NLRA Are:
.. * Threats to employees that they will lose their jobs unless they
sup****t the union's activities.
..
.. * Refusing to process a grievance because an employee has
criticized union officers.
..
.. * Fining employees who have validly resigned from the union for
engaging in protected activity following their resignation.
..
.. * Seeking the discharge of an employee for not complying with a
union shop agreement, when the employee has paid or offered to pay a
lawful initiation fee and periodic dues.
..
.. * Refusing referral or giving preference in a hiring hall on the
basis of race or union activities.
What We Do Not Do . . .
We do not enforce--
.. * Various federal laws within the jurisdiction of the Department
of Labor. For example:
..
.. o Fair Labor Standards Act
.. o Wage Garnishment Provisions of Various Statutes
.. o Public Contracts Act
.. o Service Contract Act
.. o Davis-Bacon and Related Acts
.. o Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act.
..
.. * Various state laws relating to employment. For example:
..
.. o Unemployment Compensation Statutes
.. o Workman's Compensation Statutes
.. o Equal Employment Statutes.
.. o Various statutes within the jurisdiction of the Equal
Employment Op****tunity Commission.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION ABOUT THE RELATION****P OF THESE LAWS TO OUR
AGENCY OR THE APPLICATION OF OUR LAW TO YOUR SITUATION, PLEASE SEE THE
INFORMATION OFFICER
Are You Excluded From the NLRA's Coverage?
The NLRA specifically excludes from its coverage individuals who are:
.. * employed as agricultural laborers.
..
.. * employed in the domestic service of any person or family in a
home.
..
.. * employed by a parent or spouse. employed as an independent
contractor.
..
.. * employed as a supervisor.
..
.. * employed by an employer subject to the Railway Labor Act.
..
.. * employed by a Federal, State or local government.
..
.. * employed by any other person who is not an employer as defined
in the NLRA.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER YOU ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE
NLRA's COVERAGE, PLEASE SEE THE INFORMATION OFFICER.
When Do We Take Action?
If you have any question regarding your work situation that you would
like to discuss with this Agency, our Information Officer will be
happy to speak with you. The Information Officer is a professional who
is experienced in the investigation of unfair labor practice charges.
The Information Officer can be contacted by phone, mail or in person
to discuss the question which you wish to present to the Agency. The
Information Officer can provide you with information which will assist
you in deciding whether or not to file an unfair labor practice
charge.
If you wish to file a charge, we can provide you with the appropriate
forms and assistance in completing these forms.
You should be aware that the Act provides that allegations of unfair
labor practice violations must be filed and served within 6 months of
the occurrence of the conduct alleged as violative.
What Can You Expect, If You File a Charge?
If you file a charge, you should be prepared to tell us the name and
address of the employer or union against whom you are filing the
charge. In addition, you must tell us the nature of your complaint.
You will be required to state your current address on the charge form
as well as sign the charge.
A copy of the charge will be served upon the employer or union against
whom you are complaining.
After the charge is filed, we will receive your evidence in sup****t of
the charge. Receipt of your evidence, including sworn statements, may
occur at the time you file the charge. If this does not happen, an
NLRB agent will contact you shortly after the charge is filed for the
purpose of receiving your evidence in sup****t of the charge.
If sufficient evidence is revealed to warrant the continuation of the
investigation, the Board agent assigned to your case will contact
other witnesses who possess relevant information and the charged union
or employer.
Following the investigation of this matter, a review of the evidence
will be made. If it appears that no violation of the NLRA has taken
place, the Board agent will ask you to withdraw the charge. If you
decide not to withdraw, the Regional Office will dismiss your charge.
You will then have the op****tunity, if you desire, to appeal the
Region's dismissal to the Office of Appeals in Wa****ngton, D.C.
If after reviewing the evidence it appears that a violation has
occurred, the charged employer or union will be asked to remedy the
violation. If the charged party refuses tp voluntarily remedy the
matter, a formal complaint will issue against the charged party and
the case will be set for a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge.
During the hearing evidence will be presented concerning the
allegations of the complaint. The hearing before the Administrative
Law Judge and its possible review by the Board or U.S. Courts will
determine what, if any, remedy you may receive as a result of your
charge.
NLRB Offices:
Our office addresses are located in the telephone directory under the
United States Government, National Labor Relations Board. The address
and phone number of the office closest to you is:
MAIN OFFICE: Wa****ngton, DC 20570-0001
1099 14th Street, N.W.,
Telephone (202) 273-1000
Albany, NY 12207-2350
Albuquerque, NM 87102-2181
Anchorage, AK 99513-3546
Atlanta, GA 30323-3301
Baltimore, MD 21202-4026
Birmingham, AL 35203-3502
Boston, MA 02222-1072
Brooklyn, NY 11201-4201
Buffalo, NY 14202-2387
Chicago, IL 60606-5208
Cincinnati, OH 45202-3271
Cleveland, OH 44199-2086
Denver, CO 80202-5433
Des Moines, IA 50309-2116
Detroit, MI 48226-2569
Fort Worth, TX 76102-6178
Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3022
Hartford, CT 06103-3599
Hato Rey, PR 00918-1720
Honolulu, HI 96850-4980
Houston, TX 77002-2649
Indianapolis, IN 46204-1577
Jacksonville, FL 32202-4412
Las Vegas, NV 89101-6637
Little Rock, AR 72201-3489
Los Angeles, CA 90017-5455
Los Angeles, CA 90024-3682
Memphis, TN 38104-3627
Miami, FL 33130-1608
Milwaukee, WI 53203-2211
Minneapolis, MN 55401-2291
Nashville, TN 37203-3816
Newark, NJ 07102-2570
New Orleans, LA 70112-3723
New York, NY 10278-0104
Oakland, CA 94612-5211
Overland Park, KS 66212-4677
Peoria, IL 61602-1246
Philadelphia, PA 19106-4404
Phoenix, AZ 85004-2212
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4173
****tland, OR 97201-6604
St. Louis, MO 63103-2829
San Antonio, TX 78205-2040
San Diego, CA 92101-2939
San Francisco, CA 94103-1735
Seattle, WA 98174-1078
Tampa, FL 33602-5824
Tulsa, OK 74127-8916
Wa****ngton, DC 20570-0001
Winston-Salem, NC 27106-3325
For more information, see the NLRB website: www.nlrb.gov
1999
________ The Survivor Gita _______________________
Who will replace the "Sen'ou Nezumi" ?
Nikken, the Usurper King of the Rats at Taisekiji, has been replaced
by Nichinyo, who is an angry member of the elite, due to too many
blows to the head. A little punchy, and brief in his rule, since
Nikken has plans for his son to take over.
One thing that is known for certain: There will be a new Rat King. And
quickly there will be another.
Another thing that is known for certain: All the alliances will
change, and more than once. Anyone that has watched Survivor knows
this.
Rule Number Zero:
The War of the Rodents can only be won by ... King Rat.
More to come ... These questions will be answered !!!
-Chas.
_____________________________________________
Reading from "Reply to the Mother of Ueno", Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, p. 1073-1074 ...
'However, those who declare that the Lotus Sutra is superior to all
the other sutras are justified in doing so. In fact, they will enjoy
great benefits. This is because their declaration accords with what
the sutra itself says.'
'Prefacing the Lotus Sutra is a work called the Immeasurable
Meanings Sutra. It is like the vanguard of generals who go before the
procession of a great king to quell disturbances. This Immeasurable
Meanings Sutra states, "In these more than forty years, I have not yet
revealed the truth." These words are like the great bows that the
generals carry to drive away the king's enemies with arrows, or the
swords with which they cut those enemies down. They are like a royal
proclamation, sharp as a sword, directed to the members of the Flower
Garland school who read only the Flower Garland Sutra, the priests of
the Precepts school with their Agama sutras, the Nembutsu believers
with their Meditation Sutra, and the True Word teachers with their
Mahavairochana Sutra, chastising them for failing to follow the Lotus
Sutra and bringing them to submission. They are like Yo****ie attacking
Sadato, or Yoritomo destroying the forces of Kiyomori. These words of
the Immeasurable Meanings Sutra, "In these more than forty
years . . . ," are the sword and rope of the wisdom king Immovable, or
the bow and arrows of the wisdom king Craving-Filled.'
'When the late Nanjo Goro made his way across the mountains of
death and the river of three crossings, the soldiers who escorted him
and repulsed the mountain bandits of earthly desires and the pirates
of past offenses and allowed him to proceed safely to the pure land of
Eagle Peak were these words of the Immeasurable Meanings Sutra, "In
these more than forty years, I have not yet revealed the truth." '
'The "Expedient Means" chapter in the first volume of the Lotus
Sutra states, "The World-Honored One has long expounded his doctrines
and now must reveal the truth." It also says, "Honestly discarding
expedient means, I will preach only the unsurpassed way." In the fifth
volume we read, "Only the bright jewel that is in his
topknot . . . ," [Lotus Sutra Chapter 14] "This one jewel exists only
on the top of the king's head," and "the way that powerful ruler did
when he took the bright jewel he had guarded for so long and finally
gave it away." '
'The im****t of these passages is this: The great collection of
scriptures has been brought to this country of Japan, numbering 7,399
volumes, and each one of these various scriptures is a follower and
retainer of the Lotus Sutra. To illustrate, the men and women in this
country number 4,994,828, but all are subjects of one man, the ruler
of the country.'
'As for the significance of these various scriptures, let me give
an analogy that even an uncomprehending woman can understand
immediately. Suppose that one is building a great pagoda. In addition
to the lumber to be used in the pagoda itself, one gathers together a
large quantity of small timbers and uses them to build a scaffolding
ten or twenty feet in height. After one has done this, one uses the
original lumber to construct the pagoda. And when the pagoda is
completed, one then removes the scaffolding and discards it, leaving
the pagoda in place.'
'Now the scaffolding represents the various other sutras, and the
great pagoda, the Lotus Sutra. When the Buddha preached the other
sutras, he was in effect erecting a scaffolding in preparation for the
preaching of the Lotus Sutra.'
'In the same manner as the sutra describes when it says, "honestly
discarding expedient means," persons who put their faith in the Lotus
Sutra should first cast aside and fling away the Namu Amida Butsu
invocation based on the Amida and other sutras, the teachings of the
True Word school based on the Mahavairochana and other sutras, and the
two hundred and fifty precepts of the Precepts school based on the
Agama sutras, and other teachings, and then they should embrace the
Lotus Sutra alone. When one is preparing to build a great pagoda, the
scaffolding is of great im****tance. But once the pagoda is completed,
then the scaffolding is removed and thrown away. This is the meaning
of the passage about "honestly discarding expedient means." '
'Though the scaffolding is necessary to complete the pagoda, no one
would ever dream of discarding the pagoda and wor****ping the
scaffolding. And yet the people who seek the way in the world today
spend their whole lives reciting Namu Amida Butsu only, and never once
chant Nam-myoho-rengekyo. They are like persons who discard the pagoda
and wor****p the scaffolding. They are examples of the secular saying,
"seemingly wise, but actually foolish." '
'The late ****chiro Goro did not take after other people in Japan
today. Though still a youth, he followed in the footsteps of his
sagacious father. And at an early age, having not yet turned twenty,
he began chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, and thus he became a Buddha.
This is what the sutra means when it says, "Then not a one will fail
to attain Buddhahood." [Lotus Sutra Chapter 2] I hope that, if you,
his loving mother, are thinking with longing about your son, you will
chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and pray to be reborn in the same place as
the late ****chiro Goro and your husband, the late Nanjo.'
|
