"What is Nichiren Shu?" - With Rev. Shoryo Tarabini (SUB: ENG. SPA. POR. ITA.)

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Hosted by filmmaker Yujiro Seki, Carving the Divine TV is a series of Q&A sessions with Buddhist scholars and practitioners. These Q&A sessions explore the basic concepts of Buddhism and the history of Buddhism so that when viewers finally watch Carving the Divine they will get the maximum value of the documentary.
Today, we will talk about another historically, spiritually and culturally important branch of Japanese Buddhism, Nichiren Shu. Nichiren Buddhism has many variations spread all over the world but today we will be focusing on Nichiren Shu. I have a charismatic Nichiren Shu priest, Rev. Shoryo Tarabini, here today for a discussion! If you would like to learn about the founder Rev. Nichiren, Nichiren and its history, Shu’s main practice Odaimoku and more, you are in the perfect place. And comparing Nichiren Shu with other Japanese Buddhist sects, you will have a bigger picture of Japanese Buddhism as a whole.
We will ask important questions such as:
What is Nichiren Shu? What is special about Nichiren Shu?
What is the brief history of Nichiren Shu? Who was Rev. Nichiren? What does the statue of Nichiren represent?
What is the Lotus Sutra?
What is odaimoku? What is namu myōhō renge kyō?
In Nichiren Shu, what is Gohonzon?
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Tarabini Shōryō Shōnin was born to an Italian family in Oakland, California, USA and has been a practitioner of Nichiren Buddhism since 15 years of age. At age 17, he went to Japan and after returning entered the University of California at Berkeley, majoring in Japanese language and literature. After university, he returned to Japan where he worked for the Italian government. After leaving his government job in 1990, he devoted himself to translating the Lotus Sutra and Nichiren Shonin’s writings into English and Italian within his local temple. In 1993 he returned to the USA to attend University of California at Riverside, specializing in Buddhist Studies and Modern and Classical Chinese, becoming a lay member of the Nichiren Shu Minobusan Betsuin in Los Angeles. In 1995, he began studies as a novice monk under his master Rev. Shokai Kanai. In 1998 he returned once again to Japan and entered Jokyoji Temple, finishing his studies and entering the monastery at Nichiren Shu’s Head Temple Kuonji, atop Mt. Minobu. He remained at Jokyoji until 2001 before being transferred by Nichiren Shu to head the London Temple until 2005 after which he returned to Italy and founded Renkoji Temple, also establishing branches throughout Italy, France, Spain and other European and African countries. Rev. Tarabini is also a translator and author of numerous books in a variety of languages.
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