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	The True Nature of Buddhahood
		In the pre-Lotus Sutra teachings, the attainment of Buddhahood was described as an otherworldly state, where all attachments and desires are extinguished.
		He further revealed that Buddhahood is the supreme state of life that is meant to be experienced in this life and among one’s fellow creatures, not in the afterlife or in a state of detachment from the real world of desires and suffering.
		The higher states, especially bodhisattva and Buddhahood, are filled with compassion and are in perfect harmony with the universe.
	www.buddhistinformation.com /the_lotus_sutra_study_center/true_nature_of_buddhahood.htm (1206 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He further claimed that his role as a buddha is to open, show, awaken and guide people into buddhahood, and the means of achieving that is through the “Expedient Means”.
		The third expedient represent from the state of Buddhahood back to everyday reality which is enlightenment in the real world, it’s like coming back from the ceremony of the air back to the Eagle peak.
		Buddhahood is the realization that we’re born with our body as an expedient Means to demonstrate the power of the mystic law.
	www.stanford.edu /group/wpb/sdmtg2004may1.doc (871 words)

	Buddhism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is finally revealed (in the last of the Buddha's Mahayana sutras, the Nirvana Sutra) not as the circumscribed "non-self", the clinging ego (which is indeed anatta/anatman), but as the ever-enduring, egoless Great Self or Dharmakaya of the Buddha.
		In the Nirvana Sutra, it is called by the Buddha the "True Self" (to distinguish it from the "false" worldly self of the five skandhas).
		These scriptures were written in some form of Sanskrit, except a few manuscripts in Prakrit, and are concerned with the purpose of achieving Buddhahood by following the path of the bodhisattva over the course of what is often described as countless eons of time.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Buddhism (8463 words)

	Buddhahood
		Also referred to as attaining Buddhahood as a common mortal, this principle was formulated by the T'ien-t'ai school on the basis of the Lotus Sutra.
		Buddhahood is regarded as a state of perfect freedom, in which one is awakened to the eternal and ultimate truth that is the reality of all things.
		That is, the world of Buddhahood possesses the nine worlds, i.e., the world of hell, the world of hungry spirits, the world of animals, the world of asuras, the world of human beings, the world of heavenly beings, the world of voice-hearers, the world of cause-awakened ones, and the world of bodhisattvas.
	www.experiencefestival.com /buddhahood (1605 words)

	Bodhicitta
		Cultivation of Universal Compassion is the root cause for Buddhahood.
		According to the scriptures, Buddhahood is neither granted by someone else, nor is it held by someone to be requested to be given to you.
		Buddhahood is when we will be completely free from the obscurations.
	www.buddhistinformation.com /bodhicitta.htm (1880 words)

	Amitabha Pureland Web (Australia) - Vows 31 to 40 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		When I have obtained the Buddhahood, if that country of mine should not be limpid and brilliant as to reflect the miniatures of the innumerable, inconceivable and boundless Buddha-worlds of ten quarters as one's face is seen in a bright mirror, then may I not attain the enlightenment.
		When I obtain the Buddhahood, the heavenly beings of boundless and inconceivable Buddha-worlds of the ten quarters, having heard my name, should not worship me with prostrate reverence, and joyfully and faithfully perform their Bodhisattva-duty, and be honoured by gods and men, then may I not attain the enlightenment.
		When I attain the Buddhahood, if the heavenly beings of that country of mine should not be enjoying happiness as great as that that of the holy bhikkhus,(Asravakchava the finality of the stream of passions) then may I not attain the enlightenment.
	www.amtbweb.org /tchet154.htm (333 words)

	The Buddha of Infinite Light: Feng Shui Resources at Dragon Gate
		If, when I attain Buddhahood, sentient beings in the lands of the ten directions, who awaken aspiration for Enlightenment, do various meritorious deeds and sincerely desire to be born in my land, should not, at their death, see me appear before them surrounded by a multitude of sages, may I not attain perfect Enlightenment.
		If, when I attain Buddhahood, sentient beings should be able, even with the divine eye, to distinguish by name and calculate by number all the myriads of manifestations provided for the humans and devas in my land, which are glorious and resplendent and have exquisite details beyond description, may I not attain perfect Enlightenment.
		If, when I attain Buddhahood, the bodhisattvas in my land, who wish to see the immeasurable glorious Buddha-lands of the ten directions, should not be able to view all of them reflected in the jeweled trees, just as one sees one's face reflected in a clear mirror, may I not attain perfect Enlightenment.
	www.dragon-gate.com /resources/articles/display.asp?id=52 (2590 words)

	Chapter Twenty-one
		The result of the preliminary practices is twofold: (1) enthusiasm for an elevated and exalted goal, the goal of Buddhahood; and (2) disengagement from, or renunciation of, all attachment to the things of this life and to the cycle of samsara as a whole.
		This twofold division of Buddhahood in terms of the form and truth dimensions is congruent with the classification of the three bodies (or dimensions) of Buddhahood: the terrestrial, celestial, and transcendental.
		This three-dimensional nature of Buddhahood reflects the unity of samsara and nirvana, of enlightenment and ignorance, of a pure vision of the universe and an impure vision of it.
	www.angelfire.com /realm/bodhisattva/ch21.html (2628 words)

	What Buddhists Believe - Attainment of Buddhahood
		The course of this self-training which culminates in Buddhahood, includes self-discipline, self-restraint, superhuman effort, firm determination, and willingness to undergo any kind of suffering for the sake of other living beings who are suffering in this world.
		He attained Buddhahood by the purification of His mind and heart.
		Therefore, the Buddha's advice to His followers is that in order to find their salvation it is not necessary for each and every person to wait until he gains his Buddhahood.
	www.budsas.org /ebud/whatbudbeliev/23.htm (525 words)

	Attaining the highest Bliss of Buddhahood
		In this regard, a quote has been cited from the work of Acharya Dharmakirti that Buddhahood is to be developed through familiarisation, or through development of the great Universal Compassion and it is this compassion which is the root cause and the route to advancement towards Buddhahood.
		According to quotes from the Scriptures, it stated that Buddhahood is neither granted by someone else, nor is it held by someone to be requested to be given to you.
		Buddhahood being defined where we will be completely free from the two obscurations of Liberation and Omniscience.
	www.purifymind.com /BlissBuddha.htm (2138 words)

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		According to the interpretation of Twenty-sixth High Priest Nichikan Shonin, the sowing of the seed (geshu) of Buddhahood in the lives of the people in the distant past of Sanzen-jindengo as taught in the theoretical teaching was in fact the second sowing of the seed in these people's lives.
		To explain, some people were unable to attain Buddhahood in Kuon ganjo when they received the fundamental sowing of the seed from the Buddha of the True Cause (this original sowing is known as "sowing the seed by making the people hear the Law"{Monpo geshu}).
		Yet, some of the disciples had a strong tendency to slander the teachings of Buddhism and were thus unable to attain Buddhahood because they discarded their faith or committed acts against the teachings of Buddhism.
	www.nst.org /articles/sst3p.txt (3940 words)

	Welcome to This is Toni's Place - SGI - CONCEPTS
		Nichiren established the chanting of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo as a means to enable all people to put their lives in harmony or rhythm with the law of life, or Dharma.
		Through this practice, one is able to reveal the state of Buddhahood in one's life, experienced as the natural development of joy, increased vitality, courage, wisdom and compassion.
		Gongyo Literally means "assiduous practice." In the SGI, gongyo means to recite part of the "Expedient Means" (2nd) chapter and the "The Life Span of the Thus Come One" (16th) chapter of the Lotus Sutra in front of the Gohonzon.
	www.tonidunlap.com /concepts.htm (1591 words)

	Amitabha Pureland Web (Australia) - Vows 41 to 48 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		When I attain the Buddhahood, if the Bodhisattvas of other worlds after having heard my name, should suffer from any diminution in the functional powers and not be endowed with all sense-organs in completion before reaching the Buddhahood, then may I not attain the enlightenment.
		If after I have obtained the Buddhahood, that any Bodhisattva of other countries having heard my name, will be incarnated as a member of a noble family (if he so desires) when he dies, otherwise may I not attain enlightenment.
		When I obtain the Buddhahood, the Bodhisattvas of that country of mine should be able to hear the preachings of the Dharma whenever they desire (the voices of teaching will present themselves naturally to their ears), otherwise may I refrain from attaining enlightenment.
	www.amtbweb.org /tchet155.htm (314 words)

	AMITABHA Buddha
		When I obtain Buddhahood, the Bodhisattvas of boundless and inconceivable Buddha-worlds across the ten quarters, having heard my name, after their death [in their next life] will still continue their Bodhisattva-duty until they have obtained Buddhahood.
		When I obtain Buddhahood, the heavenly beings of the boundless and inconceivable Buddha-worlds across the ten quarters, having heard my name, will worship me with prostrate reverence, and will joyfully and faithfully perform their Bodhisattva-duty, and will be honored by gods and men.
		When I obtain the Buddhahood, the heavenly beings of my land, should they desire a garment, will be able to perceive themselves, as quick as thought, covered by apparitionally produced costumes, excellent to their satisfaction, worthy to be praised by the Buddha, without the work of sewing, washing, dying, and so on.
	www.geocities.com /medic_sangye/vows.html (2501 words)

	Hell and Buddhahood, part 4
		However, for the people of Buddhahood, it becomes the abode where the Buddha, in his property of action aspect, manifests his great mercy.
		The river of the three crossings, which is the border between life and death, becomes the ocean of Buddhahood, where one realizes that sufferings are nirvana.
		The story of the Dragon King's daughter is an example of the promise of Buddhahood to everyone without any change in their physical form.
	ww2.netnitco.net /users/jqpublic/lassh&b4.html (2918 words)

	SGI - Buddhism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This girl, often known as the dragon king’s daughter, appears and dramatically demonstrates her attainment of Buddhahood, illustrating the principle of becoming a Buddha in one’s present form.
		That she should be the very first to demonstrate the immediate attainment of Buddhahood is striking, even shocking.
		There is no difference between men and women in terms of their capacity to attain Buddhahood, as both are equally manifestations of the ultimate reality.
	www.sgi.org /english/Buddhism/more/more08.htm (772 words)

	On Attaining Buddhahood
		For example, the Jomyo Sutra says the Buddha's enlightenment is to be found in human life, thus showing that common mortals can attain Buddhahood and that the sufferings of birth and death can be transformed into nirvana.
		It further states that if the minds of the people are impure, their land is also impure, but if their minds are pure, so is their land.
		It is the king of sutras, the direct path to enlightenment, for it explains that the entity of our minds, from which spring both good and evil, is in fact the entity of the Mystic Law.
	sgi-usa.org /buddhism/library/Nichiren/Gosho/OnAttainingBuddhahood.htm (912 words)

	Romancing the Buddha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In contract, the Buddhism of sowing implants the seeds of Buddhahood, or Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, in the lives of those who had no connection with the Buddha in their past existences.
		From the standpoint of the philosophy of the mutual possession of the Ten Worlds, Buddhahood should not be viewed as a state removed from the sufferings and imperfections of ordinary persons.
		Nichiren stated, "Buddhahood is the most difficult to demonstrate," but he also says, "That ordinary people born in the latter age can believe in the Lotus Sutra is due to the fact that the world of Buddhahood is present in the human world."
	www.romancingthebuddha.com /stories/glossary.htm (3697 words)

	The 48 Vows (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		(19) If, when I attain Buddhahood, sentient beings in the lands of the ten directions, who awaken aspiration for Enlightenment, do various meritorious deeds and sincerely desire to be born in my land, should not, at their death, see me appear before them surrounded by a multitude of sages, may I not attain perfect Enlightenment.
		(27) If, when I attain Buddhahood, sentient beings should be able, even with the divine eye, to distinguish by name and calculate by number all the myriads of manifestations provided for the humans and devas in my land, which are glorious and resplendent and have exquisite details beyond description, may I not attain perfect Enlightenment.
		(40) If, when I attain Buddhahood, the bodhisattvas in my land who wish to see the immeasurable glorious Buddhalands of the ten directions, should not be able to view all of them reflected in the jewelled trees, just as one sees one's in face reflected in a clear mirror, may I not attain perfect Enlightenment.
	www.shindharmanet.com /shinbasics/48vows.htm (2392 words)

	Hell and Buddhahood, Part 2
		But I want to assure you, indeed, Buddhahood exists in the depths of our hearts; and I want you to think about what a Buddha, or Buddhahood is. Then perhaps you will be convinced that this is so.
		In the general sense, it is said that the Buddha masters all laws and the ultimate reality of life so that he stands on the supreme state of Buddhahood, which is a life condition of perfect and absolute freedom.
		I am saying that we can precisely manifest Buddhahood, which is the highest life condition in spite of the lowest life condition of Hell.
	ww2.netnitco.net /users/jqpublic/lassh&b2.html (2497 words)

	On Attaining Buddhahood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		If people chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo bringing forth their Buddha nature, then they simultaneously manifest Buddhahood in the places where they live, in accordance with the principle of the oneness of life and its environment.
		Evil in this paragraph signifies the six lower worlds and good to the higher states, specifically the worlds of Buddhahood wherein one’s life is based on the eternal Law.
		Since people and their environment are inseparable, their basic state of life will be manifested in their environment.
	home.earthlink.net /~dbertran/SGI_test/KR_oct12_2003/on_attaining_buddhahood.htm (726 words)

	The Great Discourse on the Wheel of Dhamma - Part 8 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Was attainment of Buddhahood claimed before his knowledge of the four Truths was fully clear to him, it would have been difficult for him to give satisfactory replies and answers to questions, inquiries, disputations that would be raised by these devas, maras and brahmas.
		This declaration was an open invitation to any doubting devas, mãras or brãhmas or to any doubting recluses, brahmanas, kings or wise lay persons to investigate, scrutinize his claim and a guarantee to give satisfactory answers to all their searching enquiries.
		Thus, at the beginning of Buddhahood, the Blessed One had reflected: 'Seeking in vain, the house-builder Tanhã, who repeatedly had framed and built this house of fresh existences, khandha, because I was not equipped with good vision of arahatta magga ñãna (aneka jãti samsãram sandhãvissam).
	www.buddhanet.net /wheeld08.htm (8994 words)

	The Path From Human to Buddhahood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		One should adopt the attainment of Buddhahood as one’s ideal goal and have strong faith and understanding in pure causes and their corresponding effects.
		Likewise, Buddhahood has to be achieved by certain methods and thus, there is neither a naturally born Maitreya Buddha nor a naturally existing Sakyamuni Buddha.
		It is not necessary for a newly initiated Bodhisattva to have supernatural power or magnificent body and appearance, once compassion is aroused, and one aims to acquire Buddhahood for the salvation of sentient beings, one becomes a Bodhisattva.
	www.metta.lk /mirror/www.buddhanet.net/cbp1_f3.htm (4723 words)

	Gosho: The Doctrine of Attaining Buddhahood in One's Present Form
		The purpose of these passages of commentary is to clarify that the attainment of Buddhahood in one’s present form is limited to the Lotus Sutra alone.
		The attainment of Buddhahood in one’s present form put forward by these persons is an attainment of Buddhahood in name but not in reality.
		As the eighth of these, it names the sutra’s "superiority in leading people to attain Buddhahood in their present form." Later on, the commentary states: "You should understand that this passage is inquiring whether there are any persons who have attained Buddhahood, and so intends to manifest the great power and authority of this sutra....
	www.sgi-usa.org /buddhism/library/Nichiren/Gosho/AttainBuddhahoodOnesPresent.htm (3851 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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	www.buddhahood.co.uk /aboutf.asp (350 words)

	Letter 1 to Soka Gakkai President Daisaku Ikeda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		We're confused because we have read and understand that Buddhahood is the awakening to the Eternal Buddha within one's own life.
		We believe that when a person attains Buddhahood, it is a wondrous event, yes, even capable of changing the destiny of the world.
		And just so you don't think we're just trying to be difficult with you, know that we developed this confusion by reading many times in the gosho of Nichiren the quote that you should follow the Law and not persons.
	www.nbaa.tv /doct_issues/study/Letter_to_Ikeda2.htm (1557 words)

	Buddhism -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Highest scope is also sometimes included, which is taking refuge to achieve Buddhahood in this life.
		It is no less than the unfabricated, uncreated, uncompounded, immaculate, immortal, all-knowing, radiantly shining Principle of blissful Buddhahood - the very (Click link for more info and facts about Dharmakaya) Dharmakaya.
		Using these techniques, it is claimed that a practitioner can achieve Buddhahood in one lifetime, or as little as three years.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bu/buddhism.htm (7183 words)

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