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DHARMA WORLD Vol Jan./Feb. 2003 DHARMA WORLD Vol. 30 for Living Buddhism and Interfaith Dialogue CONTENTS From the Advisor's Desk 2 Reflections Becoming Endowed with Compassionate Eyes ff § by Nikkyo Niwano 4 :r: Mindfulness, the Essence of Religion by Nichiko Niwano 29 Cover photo: Buddhist and Roman Cath­ olic priests and scholars gathered at the Sermon headquarters of Rissho Kosei-kai in Tokyo Being Open to the Wisdom of Others by John B. Cobb, Jr. 6 from September 29 through October 3, The Stories of the Lotus Sutra 19 2002, for a Buddhist-Christian collo- News 11 quium, the third in the series of interreli- ~ gious encounter programs promoted by ~ Essays the Pontifical Council for lnterreligious J Undogmatic Christianity and Its Impact Dialogue at the Vatican. -~ on Interfaith Dialogue by Andreas Roessler 16 u~ The Role of Dhanna in Interreligious World Peace ----------------• by Alexandru I. Stan 23 ! Buddhism in the Latter Day of the Law by Myoshin-Friedrich Fenzl 27 DIIARMA WORLD presents Buddhism as a { practical living religion and promotes inter- ] The Need to Meditate Now by Bhikkhu Sanghasena 31 religious dialogue for world peace. It es­ pouses views that emphasize the dignity of Essays 23 The Stories of the Lotus Sutra life, seeks to rediscover our inner nature Rich Father and the Poor Son by Gene Reeves 19 bring our lives more in accord with it, The and 0 and investigates causes of human suffering. ~ It tries to show how religious principles f Buddhist Living help solve problems in daily life and how ~ The Buddha's Compassion Prepares Me for My Mission the least application of such principles has ~ by Mae Takamoto 33 wholesome effects on the world around us. - It seeks to demonstrate truths that are fun­ Gotama Buddha (58) damental to all religions, truths on which The Decision to Enter Nibbana by Hajime Nakamura 37 all people can act. Buddhist Sculpture A Lifelike Image of a Revered National Teacher by Takeshi Kuna 42 Cotama Buddha 37 Publisher: Teizo Kuriyama The Threefold Lotus Sutra: A Modem Commentary (68) Corporate Advisor: Kinzo Takemura Law Director: l li ronobu Nakagawa The Sutra of the Lotus Flower of the Wonderful 6: Prediction (1) Senior Editor: Koichiro Yoshida Chapter by Nikkyo Niwano 44 Editor: Ka zumasa Osaka Copy Editor: Stephen Comee Rissho Kosei-kai Overseas 3 Editorial Staff: Toshihiko Nishino, Yoshie Matsuoka, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Katsuyuki Kikuchi Sales Staff: Kazuyo Okazaki Note: Because of their scholarly nature, some essays use dia­ Correspondent: Hiroshi Miyahira critical marks or alternative spe1lings for foreign names and Consultants: Gene Reeves, terms; other essays do not, for easier reading. Gaynor Sekimori Buddhist Sculpture 42 DIIARM,I WORLD is published bimonthly by Kosei Publishing Company, 2-7-1 Wada, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 166-8535. 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FROM THE ADVISOR'S DESK The Fundamental Concept of Religion ere we are starting the new year, 2003, but I hope Of course, it may not be possible to classify terrorism you will forgive me for writing about something as a clash of civilizations, but it cannot be denied that it Hsad. Late on the night of October 12 last year, a is taking place against a background of confrontation be­ huge bomb explosion occurred in a nightclub on the Indo­ tween Western civilization and Islamic civilization. nesian island of Bali, killing nearly 200 tourists and wound­ At present, monotheistic religions such as Judaism, ing a great many other people. It is said that two more Christianity, and Islam are major world faiths. From a bombs were exploded at two locations in the vicinity of the monotheistic point of view, no matter what occurs there United States Consulate-General. People of more than ten can be no alternative or choice. This leads me to a some­ nationalities were among those who lost their lives. what simplistic question. Doesn't this imply a kind of It was a great shock that this could happen on the beau­ contradiction in which you must believe that your own tiful island of Bali, known as one of the most peaceful monotheistic religion is the true one and deny the validity places in the world. During the year that preceded this of the monotheistic religion of another? Also, doesn't this tragegy, we had been paying attention mainly to events in negate the correct approach to peace that we call democ­ Afghanistan, Pakistan, Israel/Palestine, and Iraq, so these racy, in which the existence of a multiplicity of value sys­ acts of apparent terrorism took us quite by surprise. News tems is allowed? about Osama bin Laden is always vague, so it is unknown In the field of religious studies, polytheistic religions are how much ability to engage in terrorism the Al Qaeda accorded low status. At the oldest and most primitive level group retains. Judging from the large amount of explo­ in the development of religion is animism. Animism is the sives used in the bombings on Bali, I cannot help but en­ belief that everything in the natural world has a soul, and tertain misgivings that they were the work of Al Qaeda or lately I have started to think that we may have reached a related group. the point at which we should go back and rethink what The preamble to the UNESCO charter reads, "Since wars religion is all about, starting with these simple animistic begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that beliefs. the defenses of peace must be constructed," but I some­ I feel this way because I think the idea that all things times feel that these have become mere empty words. have a soul is the fundamental concept on which the reli­ It is true that criticism has been leveled against Samuel gious spirit is based. I am not a professor of religious stud­ P. Huntington's 1996 book The Clash of Civilizations and ies, and I am sure many people will disagree with my ideas. the Remaking of World Order. The criticism is that his For that reason, I think the mission of organizations of book, which describes a confrontational world order, has religious leaders, such as the World Conference on Reli­ in itself instigated a crisis. gion and Peace (WCRP) and the International Associ­ In any event, there seems to be no doubt that the world ation for Religious Freedom (IARF), will continue to be today is heading toward the kind of clash he wrote about. difficult, as well as being all the more important. D Moreover, Huntington asserts that the world is complex and that cultural identity is a more important factor than political identity in the development of civilizations, the most important element in cultural identity being reli­ gion. It is true that clashes in the name of religion are on the increase. Kinzo Takemura e would like to share readers' thoughts and expe­ Tokyo 166-8535, Japan riences of faith and also welcome your comments E-mail: [email protected] W on the contents of this magazine. We would also Fax: +81-3-5385-2331 appreciate your reports on recent events of interreligious collaboration in which you took part. All letters are subject We are also pleased to welcome more readers to Kosei to editing. Letters can be forwarded to us by regular mail, Publishing Company's website on the Internet. It allows us fax, or e-mail. Our mailing address, fax number, and e-mail to inform readers about the company's publications and address are: compact discs, as well as the contents of new and back is­ sues of DHARMA WORLD. 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