Buddhism Reference – Eternal. All phenomena are momentum of energy. Moment-to-moment instantiations of potential energies arising, abiding, and dissolving from and back to quiescence.

Buddhism Reference – Nagarjuna. One of the most important Buddhist scholars and founder of the “Middle Way” and “Emptiness” doctrines of the Madhyamaka School.

Buddhism Reference – Nagas. An ancient term from Hindu mythologies of a creature relegated to the underworlds by Brahma; these dragons or serpents are used as helpful protectors of living beings in Buddhism.

Buddhism Reference – Monkey Mind. Our Samsaric Mind as it relentlessly jumps from one distraction to the next for self pleasure and emotional rewards or fears.

Buddhism Reference – Middle Way - part-2. Dependent Origination is a cornerstone of the Middle Way in that it describes in language the incalculable interactions and influences of constant instantiations of potential upon each and every other from moment to moment in our experience of life.

Buddhism Reference – Middle Way. The Dharma Path between the two extremes of Self indulgence and Self mortification or Eternal self versus Annihilation.

Buddhism Reference – Miao-lo. Japanese name for Zhanran, the sixth patriarch of the Tien-Tai Chinese sect of Buddhism.

Buddhism Reference – Merit. Achieving the Bodhisattva Path through our interactions of thought, word, and deed. We build our life condition by our Daimoku and practice to develop our mind, the minds of others, and our dignity and respect.

Buddhism Reference – Mara. The influences of our imagination and minds of Samsara using craving and clinging as obstacles and distraction from our enlightenment.

Buddhism Reference – Maitreya. The future Buddha. Also, the future Buddha as you and I accomplish our Bodhisattva Mahasattva practice to inspire others to the Lotus Sutra method of Self-Realization.