Devotional Offerings Reciting the Hoben and Juryo chapters of the Lotus Sutra reveals and supports the great merit of offering Sound Meditation ~ Chanting [ Daimoku ] During morning and evening liturgy meditation we may recite portions of the
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If you have enjoyed your Tour of our Nichiren Peace Center, a Buddhist Community you may wish to come for some personal time, by yourself or with our Teacher/Monk…. Here deep in the Cowichan forest, above our Heritage Cowichan River
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Toba Stupa Memorial
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Original Trinity
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