Monthly Archives: December 2020

Human Laws and Universal Dharma:人間規則と普遍法

  Today is Christmas Day, celebrated with lighted Christmas trees, which were borrowed from an older tradition of the tree festival, celebrating the coming new year after the winter solstice. Tree and true (dharma) came from the root of dhṝ, … Continue reading

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Paradigm Shift: 枠組転換

  When Trump became president, the Doomsday Clock moved closer and closer, 2.5 to 2 minutes, then only 100 seconds, to catastrophic midnight, due to his failures in nuke winter, global warming, etc. His ignorance and ignoring made the U.S. … Continue reading

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Buddha’s Awakening Day: 仏成道(覚醒)日

  December 8 has been celebrated throughout northern Buddhist countries as the Buddha’s awakening day for twenty-five centuries. The awakening was said to be to the Dharma of Dependent Co-origination, the Four Holy Truths, etc. The first truth is the … Continue reading

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