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Buddhism in Everyday Life The title, Living the Lotus—Buddhism in Everyday Life, is meant to convey our hope of striving to practice the teachings of the Lotus Sutra in daily life, to enrich and make our lives more worthwhile, like lotus flowers blooming in a muddy pond. The online edition aims to make Buddhism more practicable in the daily lives of people around the world. Living the Lotus is published in fourteen languages in cooperation with Rissho Kosei-kai overseas branches. Publication in some languages is irregular, however, and some issues contain only President Niwano’s guidance. We will continue trying to improve the newsletter and would appreciate your continued support and comments.

Living the Lotus Vol. 110 (November 2014) Published by Rissho Kosei-kai International, Fumonkan, 2-6-1 Wada, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, 166-8537 Japan TEL: +81-3-5341-1124 FAX: +81-3-5341-1224 Email: living.the.lotus.rk-international @kosei-kai.or.jp Senior Editor: Shoko Mizutani Editor: Etsuko Nakamura Copy Editor: Allan Carpenter,   Shigemitsu Takanashi Editorial Staff: Shiho Matsuoka, Mayumi Eto, Sayuri Suzuki, Eriko Kanao, Shizuyo Miura, Sachi Mikawa, Yurie Nogawa, Yoshihiro Nakayama, and Bold Munkhtsetseg

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Conforming to the Wishes of the Buddha

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SUPPOSE any person of faith must sometimes wonder why he or she has to face hardship, despite his or her diligent spiritual practice. Buddhism teaches that this world is full of suffering, which is something we must endure. Accordingly, we cannot always escape from unpleasantness, and things don’t always go as we wish. But whenever I face a difficulty, I make it a rule to remind myself, “This must be a sign that the Buddha is going to give me great merit.” Then, I feel power or strength well up inside me, and the situation ceases to cause me suffering. The Japanese Zen master Dogen (1200–1253) says in his writings, “Life and death itself is the life of the Buddha.” We pray to the gods or buddhas for our health, prosperity in business, or the safety of our families. When we give full consideration to that act, it may seem like we are like making the gods or buddhas follow our wishes. But on the contrary, religious faith means that we should comply with the wishes of the Buddha. When we ponder deeply on what the Buddha is trying to teach us through personal hardship, we will come to clearly see that he is making every effort to awaken us to the truth. At that moment, a new world opens up before us.

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Guidance by President Niwano

Accepting Our Responsibilities Willingly by Nichiko Niwano President of Rissho Kosei-kai

Like Water Flowing Unhindered Japanese people have long felt that choosing whether or not to serve on a PTA committee or in a neighborhood community association is a perfect example of difficult decision-making. This is because serving as a member means one has to keep in mind the opinions of others and expend a lot of energy in arranging one’s schedule, and sometimes one has to listen to criticism from parents or the public. So such service is considered to have certain drawbacks. Furthermore, if the position includes heavy responsibilities, one may not feel confident about taking it on. So we nod in understanding when we hear someone says, “I could never handle those duties.” Founder Nikkyo Niwano once wrote, “In such a case, it may sound humble for one to say, ‘Sorry, but that is too great an honor for me.’ However, that is not an example of real humility. Someone with a truly humble heart and mind thinks, ‘Lord Buddha, I know that my limited abilities may not be sufficient, but please put them to good use. If you give me the strength, I will be able to stick to the task until it is finished.’” The founder said this when he was describing his frame of mind after having been appointed as chairman of an important committee in the preparatory stage leading to the founding of the World Conference of Religions for Peace. Most likely, Founder Niwano would have felt the same way about his duty if he had been chosen to serve in a community association. By accepting willingly whatever responsibility is asked of us, without giving a thought to whether it is large or small, heavy or light, we are able to remove another section of our ego, and enlarge the vessel of our hearts and minds. The degree of influence we can exert on our lives by our own physical and mental powers is

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considered to be almost nil. Our lives are made up of connections to all things and change according to the conditions we encounter through dependent origination. Accordingly, even when we have determined our own choice about something, that choice is still an example of the functioning of causality and is part of the larger realm of the working of the Buddha. Therefore, it is entirely natural that we accept willingly all encounters that we are blessed with in our lives, just as water flows without hindrance.

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The Essence of the Buddha-Nature On a few occasions, Shakyamuni had the opportunity of meeting an overwhelming army that was planning to invade the land of his birth, and spoke calmly about his thoughts of his homeland, hoping that the soldiers would change their minds. Finally, however, he accepted the harsh reality that was to occur. If he had been an ordinary person, he could not have accepted the downfall of his homeland so calmly. Shakyamuni, however, had resigned himself to it, knowing it happened as a result of cause and effect. Shakyamuni’s ultimate ideal transcended temporary vicissitudes, but when faced with the misfortune of his homeland, it may well be understood that he, as a human being, came to know the extremes of anguish completely and thoroughly. Through this, the spirit of Shakyamuni reached the highest of the nine heavenly realms. In Rissho Kosei-kai’s early years, when the organization was being harshly criticized by a national newspaper, Founder Niwano called the newspaper company “a bodhisattva,” and accepted the criticism as food for the heart and mind. Harsh

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realities and painful, tragic events are always difficult to accept. However, just as is written in the Lotus Sutra: “So is it also with the Dharma of the buddhas: they employ thousands of millions of skillful means to well teach the Dharma appropriately,” the Buddha expounds the teaching in a manner that is suitable to each situation. Once we understand this then, for example, even when visited by suffering or shouldering some major responsibility, we can see it as an opportunity to learn and accept it with a positive attitude. Still, at such times, if possible, I hope we can accept things cheerfully and willingly. We should open our hearts and minds to accept them just as easily as taking the lid off a jar and putting something inside. By doing so, our hearts and minds can become cheerful and enriched, while keeping the lid on only closes our hearts and minds. The willingness to do so, by always answering “yes,” is important in our daily lives. To be able to answer “yes” represents the essence of the buddha-nature that originally exists within ourselves. It transcends our small egos that are affected by trivial things. From Kosei, Nobember 2014. Translated by Kosei Publishing Co.

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Spiritual Journey From Grudges to Gratitude Ms. Manthri Weerasekera Sri Lanka Dharma Center This testimony was delivered at the Sri Lanka Dharma Center during the ceremony of the Full Moon Poya Day on August 10, 2014.

I was born into a Catholic family as the fifth of six brothers and sisters; I am fifty-eight years old now. I got married and was blessed with two children—my now thirty-nine-year-old daughter and thirty-yearold son. I’m happy to say that my daughter now has two daughters of her own, ages fifteen and eight. Also, my son got married last year. Both my daughter and son live in the U.K. with their respective families. My husband and I have been separated for eleven years. He currently lives with another woman and has a child. In 1974, when I was eighteen years old, I was suddenly abducted by a young man and taken away to his house. He was infamous for his bad deeds in the neighborhood. Three days later, fortunately, my brother found me and got me out. However, my father was very strict, and thought that I had gone to this young man’s house because I liked him, and he did not allow me to go back home. I ended up marrying the man, but my father was completely against the marriage. So my married life basically started as soon as I got kicked out of the house. My father was a banker. And he was very ashamed of my marriage, considering what the neighbors must have thought. He was always angry with me because I did not do as he told me to. After I got married, I found out that my husband had been having loose relations with other women and had drunk alcohol and smoked marijuana for fourteen years. He had affairs with one woman after another. He constantly beat me, and afterwards I was often driven out of the house. Sometimes, he told me to get money from my father. At that time, we lived in my husband’s grandmother’s house, and she was the only one who had taken care of our everyday needs. My husband had been out of work for a long time. Every time he sold my necklaces, rings, and other accessories to others, he spent the money for 6

alcohol and marijuana. It was during those hard days that my daughter was born, in 1975. When I looked at my newborn daughter’s face, I felt as if all my sufferings and worries disappeared. After my daughter’s birth, my parents started to support me, providing for my living and childcare expenses, without telling my husband. When my daughter was three months old, my mother talked with my father, and he forgave me. Thanks to this, I was invited to return to their house for the first time since I was married, and they allowed us to live with them. They doted on my daughter so much that they could not live without her. My father took care of us in this way. However, even after we had started living in my parents’ house, my husband’s violence against me did not stop. His violence gradually became worse and worse. One day, I was beat so badly that I was injured. My father was shocked to see it, and kicked him out of the house. Later, my husband told me he wanted a divorce, but I did not agree because of my daughter. My father found my husband a job in Saudi Arabia. He left the country to work there, but he did not keep at it for long.

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My son was born in 1984, but two years later in 1986, my father, who had been supporting us, passed away. The following year, my mother, who was shocked by his death, also passed away, as if she were following after him. She deeply loved her husband. We had to go back to a hard life because of their deaths. At the time, my elder sister, rather than my parents, began to support our family. She was married to a German and was living in Germany. Because her husband was enormously rich, he bought us the house in which we lived and supported us financially so that we could live our life. My mother was very good at sewing, and she used to teach me how to sew. So when I was asked, I sewed saries and jackets and made custom-made clothes, and in this way I could earn some money for living expenses. At that time, my husband started a small business. But as his business was beginning to thrive, he spent the money on alcohol and other women. Although my sister supported us, the income I made by sewing did not make our life easier. Our life was hard, but my daughter studied diligently and was able to get into the university. When she was twenty-three years old, I suggested to her that she should get married soon. This was because my husband tried to act indecently with her when he came home drunk. Fortunately, my daughter met and married a wonderful man. And the worst day of my life finally came in March 2002, when my husband beat me for the last time. It was Sunday. My son was supposed to take a university entrance exam the following day. He went to his friend’s house to study. My husband was completely drunk and was violent with me. His actions were too serious to be expressed in words. My daughter came around six in the evening and took me to Kalubowila Hospital. I ended up staying in the hospital. Around eight at night, my son hurried to the hospital, and he was shocked when he saw me. Later I discovered that my son spent the night seeking my husband. But he could not find him, and I think it was probably for the better. Seeing my injury, my son flew into a rage and went everywhere looking for my husband overnight. If he had LIVING THE LOTUS November 2014

found his father, serious trouble between him and his father would have been the result. So I could not help but feel my son had been divinely protected. People in the hospital reported my injuries to the police as an incident. The police searched for my husband, but they could not find him. From that day on, my husband did not return to our home. On the bed in the hospital, I thought that it might have been better if I had died as the result of my husband’s violent actions. However, in spite of such troubles, I encouraged myself and strove to live for my son. Later, my elder brother, who was living in Italy, wanted to help me, and asked me to come to Italy too. He found a job for me so that I could live there. But I thought I could not leave my son alone in Sri Lanka, and after consulting with my brother, I had my son go to Italy instead of me. In 2004, my daughter was working at the Ceylon Bank as a bank clerk. She decided to emigrate from Sri Lanka to the United Kingdom with her family. At that time, my son had been working in Italy for about a year. He once returned to Sri Lanka, and with his savings through his job and my daughter’s help, he was able to enter a university in the United Kingdom. Encountering many hardships of life like these, and experiencing great sadness, I had lived my life. In 2008, my friend, Ms. Chandarakanti, brought me to Rissho Kosei-kai of Sri Lanka. When entered the center, and seeing the space of the worship service with chairs positioned like those in a Catholic Church, I was able to comfortably blend in with the sangha and felt my heart lightened.

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Spiritual Journey And I came to study the teachings of Rissho Kosei-kai little by little. Ever since birth, I was a Catholic believer; then I encountered the teachings of the Buddha in Rissho Kosei-kai for the first time and studied the Lotus Sutra. Rev. Yamamoto, minister of Rissho Kosei-kai of Sri Lanka, told me about the world of the Lotus Sutra and taught that we live in two kinds of worlds: the visible world (the phenomenal world) and the invisible world (the world of eternal life). He taught me many concepts, such as “The Buddha is anytime and anywhere,” “The Buddha protects and guides every one of us equally,” and “Both my hateful husband and my beloved children have equally the Buddha-nature.” As a Catholic, I had believed that God is omnipresent, so I could naturally believe the teaching that the Buddha always exists, everywhere. In 2010, at Rissho Kosei-kai of Bangkok, I had a chance to receive the Buddha statue as a focus of devotion. I became a member of Rissho Kosei-kai and, at the same time, became a Buddhist. Now I am striving to study the teachings of the Lotus Sutra and to lead a life as taught by the teachings. Rev. Yamamoto like my father is guiding me along the right way. One day, Rev. Yamamoto gave me a guidance that I should strive not to have the mind of animosity toward my husband. He further said that thanks to my husband, I had been blessed with two precious children. I had been bearing a grudge against my husband all this time, but after receiving Rev. Yamamoto’s

guidance, I have been striving to practice so that I can have a mind of gratitude. I am striving to revere the Buddha in my husband’s mind, without bearing grudges against what he had done to me. Thankfully, my daughter has now pardoned her father and accepted him, although she had hated him deeply. To my husband, smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol were a daily routine, but my precious son neither smokes nor drinks any kinds of alcohol, including beer. My son got married last year. My two children are both leading happy lives. Thanks to Rissho Kosei-kai, I am now enjoying happiness. I learned the importance of the gift of my life, although on the bed in the hospital I once thought that it might have been better if I had died. Practicing guiding and caring for members, I now strive to listen attentively to what each member expresses from the depth of his or her mind and heart. Through such practice, I have guided twentythree members as children in the teaching. Now, in 2014, looking back on my past fiftyeight years of life, I now feel deep in my heart that mine has been a life of gratitude. Now my children can support themselves, so I can spend my life peacefully with no worries. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Buddha, Founder Nikkyo Niwano, and President Nichiko Niwano for guiding me to the way of happiness. My fondest wish now is that I could worship the Buddha at the Great Sacred Hall of Rissho Koseikai headquarters in Japan, just once.

Ms. Manthri works hard at her home. Living the Lotus welcomes your religious experience. Why don’t you share your religious experience through Living the Lotus with members all over the world? Please send your script or inquiry to our email address: [email protected]. Thank you.

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AST August, the 34th World Congress of International Association for Religious Freedom was held in Birmingham, UK. The keynote speaker was Dr. Karen Armstrong, who won the 2008 TED Prize. She spoke about compassion, which is a common value of all religions. Referring to the cries of the world’s people, she urged all religious leaders to “let them break your heart; let them disturb your sleep.” When I heard her speech I was ashamed, feeling that I had neglected the true heart and mind of the Buddha. I found that I had stupidly been refusing to forthrightly face the sufferings of people in the world, instead indulging myself in the lesser peace that I had gained through applying the Buddha’s teaching half-way, and keeping any information that might disturb my inner peace at a distance. Dr. Armstrong concluded her speech by saying, “An oyster produces a beautiful pearl in discomfort caused by the inclusion of a grain of sand.” Courageously and generously embracing the suffering of all people in my heart and mind, I would like to renew my determination to live as a true bodhisattva. R E V. S H O K O M I Z U T A N I Director of Rissho Kosei-kai International

Rissho Kosei-kai

Rissho Kosei-kai is a lay Buddhist organization whose holy scripture is the Threefold Lotus Sutra. It was established by Founder Nikkyo Niwano and Cofounder Myoko Naganuma in 1938. This organization is composed of ordinary men and women who have faith in the Buddha and strive to enrich their spirituality by applying his teachings to their daily lives. At both the local community and international levels, we, under the guidance of President Nichiko Niwano, are very active in promoting peace and well-being through altruistic activities and cooperation with other organizations.

Vancouver, Canada Seattle

London, The United Kingdom

Delhi, India

San Mateo

Hong kong

Tokyo, Headquarters

Pusan Masan ☆

Shanghai

Taipei Kolkata North Kolkata

Taichung Jilung

Tainan

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Kandy-Wattegama Polonnaruwa Habarana Galle

Chittagong, Bangladesh

San Francisco

Los Angeles RKI of North America (LA)

International Buddhist Congregation

Hawaii

Oklahoma

New York Tampa Bay Dallas San Antonio

Kona Maui

Pingtung

Irvine San Diego Las Vegas Arizona

Singapore

Bangkok, Thailand

Dhaka Mayani Patiya Domdama s Bazar Satbaria Laksham Raozan

Chicago Dayton

Sakhalin, Russia

Seoul, Korea

Lumbini

Denver

Klamath Falls

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Sukhbaatar Venezia, Italy Kathmandu, Nepal Roma, Italy Paris, France

Sacramento San Jose Colorado

RKI of South Asia

Sao Paulo, Brazil Sydney, Australia

Mogi das Cruzes Sao Miguel

 

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Overseas Dharma Centers Rissho Kosei-kai International 5F Fumon Hall, 2-6-1 Wada, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan Tel: 81-3-5341-1124 Fax: 81-3-5341-1224

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Rissho Kosei-kai of New York 320 East 39th Street, New York, NY 10016, U.S.A. Tel: 1-212-867-5677 Fax: 1-212-697-6499 e-mail: [email protected] http://rk-ny.org/

Rissho Kosei-kai International of North America (RKINA)

Rissho Kosei-kai of Chicago

2707 East First Street Suite #1 Los Angeles CA 90033 U.S.A Tel: 1-323-262-4430 Fax: 1-323-262-4437 e-mail: [email protected] http://www.rkina.org

1 West Euclid Ave., Mt. Prospect, IL 60056, U.S.A. Tel : 1-773-842-5654 e-mail: [email protected] http://home.earthlink.net/~rkchi/

Branch under RKINA Rissho Kosei-kai of Tampa Bay 2470 Nursery Rd.Clearwater, FL 33764, USA Tel: (727) 560-2927 e-mail: [email protected] http://www.buddhismtampabay.org/

Rissho Kosei-kai International of South Asia (RKISA) 201 Soi 15/1, Praram 9 Road, Bangkapi, Huaykhwang Bangkok 10310, Thailand Tel: 66-2-716-8141 Fax: 66-2-716-8218 e-mail: [email protected]

Rissho Kosei-kai Dharma Center of Oklahoma 2745 N.W. 40th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73112, U.S.A. Tel & Fax: 1-405-943-5030 e-mail: [email protected] http://www.rkok-dharmacenter.org

Rissho Kosei-kai Buddhist Center of Dallas Rissho Kosei-kai Buddhist Center of Klamath Falls 1660 Portland St. Klamath Falls, OR 97601, U.S.A.

Rissho Kosei-kai, Dharma Center of Denver 1571 Race Street, Denver, Colorado 80206, U.S.A. Tel: 1-303-810-3638

Rissho Kosei-kai Dharma Center of Dayton 635 Kling Dr, Dayton, OH 45419, U.S.A. http://www.rkina-dayton.com/

Rissho Kosei-kai Buddhist Church of Hawaii 2280 Auhuhu Street, Pearl City, HI 96782, U.S.A. Tel: 1-808-455-3212 Fax: 1-808-455-4633 e-mail: [email protected] http://www.rkhawaii.org

Rissho Kosei-kai Maui Dharma Center 1817 Nani Street, Wailuku, HI 96793, U.S.A. Tel: 1-808-242-6175 Fax: 1-808-244-4625

Rissho Kosei-kai Kona Dharma Center 73-4592 Mamalahoa Highway, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, U.S.A. Tel: 1-808-325-0015 Fax: 1-808-333-5537

Rissho Kosei-kai Buddhist Center of Los Angeles 2707 East First Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033, U.S.A. Tel: 1-323-269-4741 Fax: 1-323-269-4567 e-mail: [email protected] http://www.rkina.org/losangeles.html

Rissho Kosei-kai Buddhist Center of San Antonio 6083 Babcock Road, San Antonio, TX 78240, U.S.A. Tel: 1-210-561-7991 Fax: 1-210-696-7745 e-mail: [email protected] http://www.rkina.org/sanantonio.html

Risho Kossei-kai do Brasil Rua Dr. José Estefno 40, Vila Mariana, São Paulo-SP, CEP 04116-060, Brasil Tel: 55-11-5549-4446 / 55-11-5573-8377 Fax: 55-11-5549-4304 e-mail: [email protected] http://www.rkk.org.br

Risho Kossei-kai de Mogi das Cruzes Av. Ipiranga 1575-Ap 1, Mogi das Cruzes-SP, CEP 08730-000, Brasil Tel: 55-11-5549-4446/55-11-5573-8377

Rissho Kosei-kai of Taipei 4F, No. 10 Hengyang Road, Jhongjheng District, Taipei City 100, Taiwan Tel: 886-2-2381-1632 Fax: 886-2-2331-3433 http://kosei-kai.blogspot.com/

Rissho Kosei-kai of Taichung No. 19, Lane 260, Dongying 15th St., East Dist., Taichung City 401, Taiwan Tel: 886-4-2215-4832/886-4-2215-4937 Fax: 886-4-2215-0647

Rissho Kosei-kai Buddhist Center of Arizona

Rissho Kosei-kai of Tainan

Rissho Kosei-kai Buddhist Center of Colorado

No. 45, Chongming 23rd Street, East District, Tainan City 701, Taiwan Tel: 886-6-289-1478 Fax: 886-6-289-1488

Rissho Kosei-kai Buddhist Center of San Diego Rissho Kosei-kai Buddhist Center of Las Vegas

Rissho Kosei-kai of San Francisco 9DOHQFLD:D\3DFL¿FD&$86$ Tel: 1-650-359-6951 Fax: 1-650-359-6437 e-mail: [email protected] http://www.rksf.org

Rissho Kosei-kai of Seattle’s Buddhist Learning Center 3DFL¿F+LJKZD\6RXWK)HGHUDO:D\:$86$ Tel: 1-253-945-0024 Fax: 1-253-945-0261 e-mail: [email protected] http:// www.buddhistLearningCenter.com

Rissho Kosei-kai of Sacramento Rissho Kosei-kai of San Jose Rissho Kosei-kai of Vancouver

Rissho Kosei-kai of Pingtung

Korean Rissho Kosei-kai 423, Han-nam-dong, Young-San-ku, Seoul, Republic of Korea Tel: 82-2-796-5571 Fax: 82-2-796-1696 e-mail: [email protected]

Korean Rissho Kosei-kai of Pusan 1258-13, Dae-Hyun-2-dong, Nam-ku, Kwang-yok-shi, Pusan, Republic of Korea Tel: 82-51-643-5571 Fax: 82-51-643-5572

Branches under the Headquarters Rissho Kosei-kai of Hong Kong Flat D, 5/F, Kiu Hing Mansion, 14 King’s Road, North Point, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China Tel & Fax: 852-2-369-1836

Rissho Kosei-kai of Ulaanbaatar

Rissho Kosei-kai Dhamma Foundation, Sri Lanka

15f Express tower, Enkh taiwnii urgun chuluu, 1st khoroo, Chingeltei district, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Tel: 976-70006960 e-mail: [email protected]

382/17, N.A.S. Silva Mawatha, Pepiliyana, Boralesgamuwa, Sri Lanka Tel & Fax: 94-11-2826367

Rissho Kosei-kai of Polonnaruwa

Rissho Kosei-kai of Sakhalin

Rissho Kosei-kai of Habarana

4 Gruzinski Alley, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 693005, Russian Federation Tel & Fax: 7-4242-77-05-14

Rissho Kosei-kai of Galle

151, Damulla Road, Habarana, Sri Lanka

Rissho Kosei-kai of Kandy

Rissho Kosei-kai of Roma Via Torino, 29-00184 Roma, Italia Tel & Fax : 39-06-48913949 e-mail: [email protected]

Rissho Kosei-kai of the UK

Branches under the South Asia Division Delhi Dharma Center Rissho Kosei-kai of West Delhi

Castello-2229 30122-Venezia Ve Italy

66D, Sector-6, DDA-Flats, Dwarka New Delhi 110075, India

Rissho Kosei-kai of Paris

Rissho Kosei-kai of Kolkata

86 AV Jean Jaures 93500 Tentin Paris, France

E-243 B. P. Township, P. O. Panchasayar, Kolkata 700094, India

Rissho Kosei-kai of Venezia

Rissho Kosei-kai of Sydney

International Buddhist Congregation (IBC) 5F Fumon Hall, 2-6-1 Wada, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan Tel: 81-3-5341-1230 Fax: 81-3-5341-1224 e-mail: [email protected] http://www.ibc-rk.org/

Rissho Kosei-kai of South Asia Division 5F Fumon Hall, 2-6-1 Wada, Suginami, Tokyo, 166-8537, Japan Tel: 81-3-5341-1124 Fax: 81-3-5341-1224

Rissho Kosei-kai of Kolkata North AE/D/12 Arjunpur East, Teghoria, Kolkata 700059, West Bengal, India

Rissho Kosei-kai of Kathmandu Ward No. 3, Jhamsilhel, Sancepa-1, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel: 977-1-552-9464 Fax: 977-1-553-9832 e-mail: [email protected]

Rissho Kosei-kai of Lumbini Shantiban, Lumbini, Nepal

Rissho Kosei-kai of Singapore

Thai Rissho Friendship Foundation 201 Soi 15/1, Praram 9 Road, Bangkapi, Huaykhwang Bangkok 10310, Thailand Tel: 66-2-716-8141 Fax: 66-2-716-8218 e-mail: [email protected]

Rissho Kosei-kai of Bangladesh 85/A Chanmari Road, Lalkhan Bazar, Chittagong, Bangladesh Tel & Fax: 880-31-626575

Rissho Kosei-kai of Dhaka House No.467, Road No-8 (East), D.O.H.S Baridhara, Dhaka Cant.-1206, Bangladesh Tel: 880-2-8413855

Rissho Kosei-kai of Mayani Maitree Sangha, Mayani Bazar, Mayani Barua Para, Mirsarai, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Rissho Kosei-kai of Patiya Patiya, sadar, Patiya, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Rissho Kosei-kai of Domdama Domdama, Mirsarai, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Rissho Kosei-kai of Cox’s Bazar Ume Burmese Market, Main Road Teck Para, Cox’sbazar, Bangladesh

Rissho Kosei-kai of Satbaria Satbaria, Hajirpara, Chandanish, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Rissho Kosei-kai of Laksham Dupchar (West Para), Bhora Jatgat pur, Laksham, Comilla, Bangladesh

Rissho Kosei-kai of Raozan West Raozan, Ramjan Ali Hat, Raozan, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Rissho Kosei-kai of Chendirpuni Chendirpuni, Adhunagor, Lohagara, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Rissho Kosei-kai of Phnom Penh #201E2, St 128, Sangkat Mittapheap, Khan 7 Makara,

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Other Groups Rissho Kosei-kai Friends in Shanghai