The Lotus Effect ~ The Sanskritization of Buddhist Text..

The Lotus Effect - Sanskritization of Buddhist Text & the Efficacy of being a Practitioner -

Author's note*

A STUDY AND THESIS ON BUDDHIST TEXT IN TRANSLITERATION FROM PALI (PRAKRIT) TO SANSKRIT. (Note: Prakrit: "any of the ancient or medieval vernacular dialects of northern and central India that existed alongside or were derived from Sanskrit") Definitions from Oxford Languages: source: https://youtu.be/foylQ-1ZWus

If people have followed my research they will understand the complexity of these historical and linguistic conundrums, and how the fight to be first (East vs West) by the powers that be has confounded everything.

Therefore, I feel the Nichiren Buddhist have a duty to try and straighten out these numerous historical crimes against everything that was the truth and facts in our historical dating; and how did these influences effect our translations and the entire body of the Buddhist cannon and Buddhist thought?

Namu Myoho renge kyo!

Reverend Stephen Shonin-Paine

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Introduction

Secret Knowledge -

Starting this most noble endeavor I can only pray, and hope others will see the enormous value and worth in what I am trying to do to restore the Buddha's original intent; thus, by clearing up the westerners false dating, and any transliteration they did that would have altered true Buddhist thought i.e. the Buddha's true intent for that is what one is seeking to obtain the quickening (Enlightenment) as described in the Law Flower Sutra; and may everyone that cares learn this secret (ruling class) esoteric information I have written herein to protect the Buddha Dharma for eternity, - making sure it is passed on and preserved for the sake of "The Law Flower Sutra," and Nichiren Buddhist everywhere.

"It is called the "lotus effect," or nature's principle of self-cleaning surfaces."

The Lotus Effect - First a little history about the Lotus Flower and some scientific facts. I honestly had no idea the name (Title above) "the Lotus Effect" was used to describe this phenomenon, when I picked the title of this thesis; I picked that name because of the spiritual properties of the Law Flower Sutra that carry similar properties that are also found within its scientific properties.

We also see these properties enrich our lives when we become a practitioner of this Lotus Sutra (Saddharmapundarika-sutra (Sanskrit)). So needless to say I was happy to find this scientific article "The Lotus Effect:"

"This conspicuous layer of impermeable 'wax', or lipids, creates an interface between the plant surface and the surrounding environment. The contact area between water and dirt is reduced, making the leaf highly water repellent, or hydrophobic. The wax is also capable of self-regeneration. When water drops fall on this surface, they roll down, carrying dirt particles with them. Even glue cannot stick to the surface of the lotus leaf. Meanwhile, the bumpy surface of the wax layer creates air gaps on the surface. These gaps prevent dirt particles from sticking to the leaf, leaving them free for the water to wash off."

source: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/coverage/the-lotus-effect-18917#:~:text=This%20conspicuous%20layer%20of%20impermeable,also%20capable%20of%20self%2Dregeneration.

Hence, as the "Akimoto Gosho," and the Lotus Sutra is teaching us this practice gives us a teaching where, 'no muddy water can cling to it, and nothing can taint its purity.' Just like the metaphor of the Lotus Flower illustrates the true spiritual efficacy, and with research we see it is also a scientific fact found in the essence of lotus flower itself..

Thus, we read in Nichiren's profound words, "This is one of the most important points in the Lotus Sutra. The doctrine of the sowing of the seed and its maturing and harvesting2 is the very heart and core of the Lotus Sutra. All the Buddhas of the three existences and the ten directions have invariably attained Buddhahood through the seeds represented by the five characters of Myoho-renge-kyo. The words Namu Amida Butsu are not the seeds of Buddhahood, nor can the mantras or the five precepts act as such seeds. One must be perfectly clear about this point, because this is the fault referred to as "mixed.

If a vessel is free of these four faults of overturning, leaking, being contaminated and being mixed, then it can be called a perfect vessel. If the embankments around a moat do not leak, then the water will never escape from the moat. And if the mind of faith is perfect, then the water of wisdom, the great impartial wisdom, will never dry up."

Source: http://nichiren.info/gosho/LetterAkimoto.htm

In The Threefold Lotus Flower Sutra, The Sutra of Innumerable Meanings we read, Chapter 1 - Virtues, "No kind of demon or heretic can break into it, nor can any wrong view or life and death destroy it."

"Lotus seeds can remain viable after long periods of dormancy. In 1994, a seed from a sacred lotus, dated at roughly 1,300 years old ± 270 years, was successfully germinated.[18][19]

The traditional Sacred Lotus is only distantly related to Nymphaea caerulea, but possesses similar chemistry. Both Nymphaea caerulea and Nelumbo nucifera contain the alkaloids nuciferine and aporphine. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelumbo_nucifera

Aporphine is an alkaloid with the chemical formula C17H17N. It is the core chemical substructure of the aporphine alkaloids, a subclass of quinoline alkaloids. It can exist in either of two enantiomeric forms, (R)-aporphine and (S)-aporphine."

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aporphine

The Lotus Effect ~ Part 1

In this work I will show that our entire human historical dating has been altered; leading to the displacing of the Buddha's true birth date and with that comes translations that have been altered to a point that one can hardly call it Buddhism anymore.

I believe this is an extremely essential and important work, one that has been met with great opposition; in fact, when wanting to put this theory forward to show academia they are wrong I have been ruined on every level. More proof to me I am on the right track; and despite the opposition with the amount of evidence in my cannon of understanding growing on this subject to copious volumes it has compelled me to write this work again as the first draft was lost and sabotaged by Vatican agents.

Please understand this is an extremely complicated task to clear away the muddy water that has polluted the vessel of the Buddhist cannon; and my hope is others will take this humble work that I am composing herein: including annotation, notes and links for it to be a doctrine for one to further their understanding on these Buddhistic matters that will help keep Buddhism, Buddhism. I believe the true Nichiren Buddhist can be likened to the Lotus Flower that possesses a special waxed substance that repels unclean things, - always repelling, refuting doctrinal lies and deception. This is one of the merits of being a practictioner that by reading, reciting, and copying the sutra and walking the karmas they are endowed with natural powers of the six paramitas. Ok so here is an example of what we will cover in this workk i.e. inserts and alteration and how they happen.

So let us look at this prime example: So the original Pali word used is "pāramī," and when it is tanslated into the Sanskrit he becomes, "Pāramitā."

"Pāramitā (Sanskrit, Pali) or pāramī (Pāli), is a Buddhist term often translated as "perfection". It is described in Buddhist commentaries as noble character qualities generally associated with enlightened beings. Pāramī and pāramitā are both terms in Pali but Pali literature makes greater reference to pāramī, while Mahayana texts generally use the Sanskrit pāramitā

It is my belief that as a practitioner I should never remain fixed in any doctrine because we must always be restoring it to the original; always protecting the oral tradition, and preserving our historicity, and thus the words that were originally expounded by the original Buddha.

This is Buddhist practice, no giving, or no receiving (Fuju-Fuse) anything erroneous into our vessel of doctrine of belief. A true Bodhisattva will naturally by our practice and correct belief repel wrong thought. This is a natural Buddhist one of the six paramitas, where a practitioner by chanting the Odiamoku, Namu Myoho renge kyo is naturally endowed with. Just as the sutra states,

SUTRA OF INNUMERABLE MEANINGS

"Such great-being bodhisattvas as these numbered eighty thousand in all. Without exception, all such bodhisattvas as these are great beings that embody the Dharma. They have achieved perfection in behavioral principles, perfection in concentration, perfection in discernment, perfection in emancipation, and perfection in the perspective that pertains to emancipation. Their minds are calm and tranquil, constantly in contemplation, at peace and at ease—having no cravings and creating no causes, and immune to contrary thinking and distraction. Their quiet and pure resolve is boundlessly profound. Having steadfastly maintained this condition over hundreds of thousands of koṭis of kalpas, all of the countless approaches to the Dharma7 are before them here and now. Having gained great wisdom, they fathom all phenomena: their full grasp and discernment of the truth of natures and aspects, of existence and nonexistence, and of length and brevity is manifest and clear.

They are able, moreover, to clearly perceive conditioned desires of the senses. By means of Dharma-grasping empowerments (dhāraṇīs), and with unlimited facility of eloquence, they call upon the Buddha to turn a wheel of the Dharma; emulating him, they are able to turn it as well. They first bring it down in tiny drops that dissolve the dirt of delusive passions. They open nirvana’s gates and fan winds of emancipation—dispelling the world’s fevers and trials with the cool refreshment of the Dharma. Next, raining down the deeply profound twelve-linked chain of dependent origination (pratītyasamutpāda), they drench the intense solar fires of assembled sufferings of ignorance, illness, aging, and death. Then, pouring the supreme Great Vehicle to overflowing, they immerse and soak the various roots of goodness that living beings possess, cast seeds of goodness widely over fields of beneficial effects, and inspire all beings everywhere to germinate the sprout of enlightenment. With wisdom accumulated over cycles of the sun and the moon, and with skillful means applied within a moment or over time, they advance and extend the work of the Great Vehicle: to enable living beings to quickly achieve the full dynamic of ultimate enlightenment and always abide in the reality that is joyful beyond description. With boundless great compassion, they rescue living beings from suffering.

These are the true companions of good influence for all living beings. These are bountiful spheres of kindness for all living beings. These are the spontaneous teachers of all living beings. These are centers of joyful tranquility, places of deliverance, shelters for protection, and great havens of reliability for all living beings. As such, they serve everywhere as extraordinary guides who are of benefit to all—capable of acting as eyes for those who do not see, as ears for those who do not hear, as a nose for those with no sense of smell, as a tongue for those who do not speak. They are able to make deficient faculties become whole, and to turn contrariness, unbalance, frenzy, and confusion into complete right mindfulness. They are the shipmasters and great captains that ferry living beings across the river of birth and death, landing them on nirvana’s shore. They are the greatest physicians and master doctors who distinguish the aspects of illnesses, know well the properties of medicines, offer remedies appropriate to an affliction, and have beings trustingly take them. They are directors and master directors who never lose control—like tamers of elephants or horses who are capable of training without fail. They are like valiant lions whose unconquerable majesty invites respect from all other beasts. Comfortably progressing in all bodhisattva practices of perfection, steadfast and immovable in the tathāgata realm, serenely abiding in the strength of their resolve, and refining buddha lands far and wide, they will realize and achieve the full dynamic of ultimate enlightenment before long. All such great-being bodhisattvas possess this kind of wondrous power to do beneficial works."

Source: https://www.500yojanas.org/lotus-sutra/sutra-of-innumerable-meanings/

I believe Nichiren Buddhist can completely relate to this fact that we are naturally compelled after long practice to refute anything erroneous; and one thing about a Nichiren Buddhist they actually have the facts.

Thus, do we not repel erroneous thought and stanzas like those done by the Nichiren Shoshu, and others that tried to insert them into our law body?

Are we not like the waxed substance found on the Louts pedal doing as Buddhas, and Bodhisattvas do always appearing to refute and repel the poisonous drugs Buddha warned us about as expounded in his most essential work Life-Span chapter 16 Lotus Sutra?

It appears to me by long research that Gautama (Siddhartha) Buddhism has been purposely subverted and altered by Vatican agents, and I will show when, why, and how; but most importantly how we can fix it.

Thus, I hope and pray I am giving the Nichiren Buddhist the tools within this work to restore and preserve the Buddha Dharma; with a great hope many will take this work on for the sake of the Law Flower Sutra and for generation of the numerous Nichiren Buddhist to come..

The Work

The implication of what I am about to purport in this thesis, "The Lotus Effect" is far researching; and will be difficult for many to understand and accept; unless they have had sufficient time to research East Indian Buddhism, while employing the right methods like those used by Nichiren taught by T'ien-t'ai, Tiantai, or Fa-hua-tsung (Chin., ‘School of the Celestial Platform’). School of Chinese Buddhism derived from Chih-i (538–97), who lived on Mount T'ien-t'ai ; i.e. the "three proofs," and have a deep understanding of numerous aspects of certain principles of study.

Thus, to clear out the alterations, and insertions Nichiren warned of, and the well known literary crimes among a large part of academia now proven in 2022; that western translators in ancient time periods, and our not so distant past worked for the ruling class in producing translations that had to meet certain criteria i.e. the real war of the world at the time was Sumer came before India (Harappan).

Thus, as did most academic translators that would have done translation for their Masters, and Lords as they would have been referred to during ancient times in Japan, or like Kumarajiva in China, and going back to Indian with the caste system; where translating was for the upper classes and thus controlled by them, as they were making sure who was god; and to make sure they were included in varies exoteric, and esoteric rituals and alchemical esoteric spells to make themselves gods or part of a pantheon of gods that I will show in this work. Along with an alchemical (Masonic) esoteric ciphering that went into most religious text done by hermetic monks (occultist) without anyone's knowledge handed down as far back as Atlantis..

So having said that I believe one must consider these principle forms of study into the equation, which I have tried to do as much as possible.

That is to say, one should study the esoteric occult ciphering and symbolism found throughout many doctrines both east and west. I recommend the following: The Law Flower Sutra first, Nichiren's works, then the Gnostic text (Dead Sea Scrolls), Ancient facades, stupas, Buddha statues, and their esoteric meanings, and historical origins and the text connected. For example, the Kybalion (a book originally published in 1908 by "Three Initiates that purports to convey the teachings of Hermes Trismegistus). Emerald Tablets, Monotheist text, Brahmanism, Hinduism, Confucianism, anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, Buddhist doctrine, The Vedas (/ˈveɪdəz/,[4]IAST: veda, Sanskrit: वेदः, lit.'knowledge') are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism.[5][6][7] source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedas

Upanishads: ....each of a series of Hindu sacred treatises written in Sanskrit c. 800–200 BC, expounding the Vedas in predominantly mystical and monistic terms. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upanishads

This will include the Bhagavad gita, which contains the many stories essential to understand astrological times for dating Buddha that I will show also in this work.

Thus, The Mahabharata, and Ramayana, and other ancient works help us date text and birth dates of historical figures because they line up with astrological positioning of stars that we can now map and prove with new technologies.

I will show you throughout this work if you are paying attention how to see many clues in things you never saw before that can help us discover the facts behind historical mysteries, and how we can see if someone tried to alter it.

We must be reminded in the production of ancient text, during ancient times the major wars that were transpiring were spiritual. In fact, that was what all the wars were about. Religious wars that spanned all of Sumer into the Silk Road to India, and Egypt. They had secret translating warriors (Scribes) working behind the scenes to alter, subvert, and change their enemies religious doctrines without them even knowing it. They may not have been able to get their enemies to give up their faith, one they would have called heretical; but by infiltration, - joining the opposing sect becoming their scribes they secretly re-translated their doctrines slowly to completely alter it to their own system of belief. This is what they have done to Buddhism starting back in ancient times and I will show this chronology of historical and literary crimes and again how to fix them.

One technique is we can prove dating by certain events that have a proven historical dating already done; one that matches within a story found in an ancient text we know was written at a certain time in history that has been established true.

For example, when we see Buddha Gautama was alive in stories written in the Vedas that date to 1900 BC that is problematic for western translators. The dating of this event in the Mahabharata was 1900 BC, so this raises many questions that westerners cannot answer,

Therefore, in this work I will show this proof that has been done by well known Indian scholars with scientific historical and linguistic research with astrological dating that cannot be disputed; many Indian scholars I will quote, and source link to show the great work they have done in this field of study proving westerners dating of Buddha is erroneous.

Thus, I believe one must have a reasonably sound understanding of ancient history based on the current accepted historical record of dating for the Buddha and the doctrines and schools that are in that lineage; however, one must be able to look out side of those so-called accepted paradigms and be open to the evidence I will show that Indian came before Sumer, and Buddha came before 1800 BC, not the 563–483 BC academia has pushed upon the world. .

For research on true East Indian History search it, and you can visit my forum:

RECONSTRUCTION BUDDHIST TRANSLATIONS - PALI, MAGADHI PRAKRIT TO SANSKRIT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/203671774981891

Mark Rogow 2 hours ago @Bodhisattva Stephen Shonin-Paine Nichiren was well aware that the Sanskrit was corrupted and I believe that is why he held kumarajiva in such high esteem. What do you think?

REPLY Bodhisattva Stephen Shonin-Paine 2 hours ago @Mark Rogow Great question for all of us. Ok I work on a good researched answer..Gassho sir, so glad you are healthy, today wa sa!!! Namu Myoho renge kyo! REPLY Bodhisattva Stephen Shonin-Paine 1 hour ago @Mark Rogow While I write a careful response for any Nichiren Buddhist interested I recommend this excellent Documentary on his life and work. Please share this if you like. It will give people a factual historical background on Kumarajiva's life, translation, and the history that surrounds it, so the will understand what I am about to write. Please also let me know what you think about this film..https://youtu.be/Hym3uCBHrEc Show less

The Story of Scripts: Harappan To Brahmi | Dr. Raj Vedam | Sangam Talks | Indian History and Culture:

https://youtu.be/dmT6wwRbd2s

History of Sanskrit Dravidian Split | Dr. Raj Vedam | Sangam Talks | Indian History and Culture

https://youtu.be/0ethkBkUtR4

Origin and History of Sanskrit:

https://youtu.be/fqEA12oolxI

The Indus Script DeMystified: Origins, Character and Disappearance: https://youtu.be/SuOVXGBZ7gE

Keezhadi & Arikamedu Excavations Indicate Southern Indian Civilization Older Than 500 BCE |Raj Vedam

https://youtu.be/I9B7Vfq16W4

Sanskrit - Language of the Gods:

https://youtu.be/A-SEqTVBp78

Indian civilization: The Untold Story | Raj Vedam | : https://youtu.be/1bsyi4zYHP0

Sanskrit - a documentary:

https://youtu.be/8dvmWCVlDtA

This is a massive undertaking. I am really forced to go through everything again, so I started last night. That means the Tripitaka and many of the Buddha's first works. Then I will go through all of Tien'tai and the history around that time period, and how the translation morphed into an even more esoteric doctrine by the Chinese occultist translators; and into Tibet, and how did this influence Buddhism? ... and most importantly Nichiren's Buddhism. How the Japanese are the great imitators and this was a perfect storm with help from the Jesuit infiltrating monks armed with Sanskrit to turn the true Dharma into the imitation Dharma; where the adherent is kept in the circle of worshiping avatars (parasites) instead of realizing they are the Buddha as Buddha actually taught i.e. life and environment are one. Of course I have to go through all the Vedas and Brahmanic works again; and commentaries along with many archaeological scholars like Graham Hancock and oh yes all of Nichiren's five major works to search the East Indian references to the insertions and such and to just really refresh my sense of Nichiren's true thought completely when writing this. This will involve the original enlightenment debate because it has a lot to do with the esoteric insertions. I have been looking at other sects and teachers that were involved in translation of other suttas, and so I am looking a Pali translation and juxtaposing them to the Sanskrit versions and I will have a section on this for an example for the reader. I am showing how Buddhist concepts get changed and morphed into Hinduism by the Sanskritization and also the influence in the esoteric alchemical ciphering (talisman spell) the western translatos are doing. I have to also show how Nichiren's works have been altered and how we can naturally see this after we learn a few things about transliteration and how sectarianism alters their original meaning and intent in most cases. . I am also going back to listen to the ancient Buddha's stories found in tales like the Jataka Tales, and how they were born; and then we need a section on the sculptures, reliefs, statues (Saturn worship), and such, and what they mean and why the Buddha would not approve; and showing the two king Ashokas; the two Buddha's and how the dating was altered by the western translators, scientist and Rome; and I am digging up all the evidence and proofs to site and source. So this is turning into for me actually a fun and monumental work. I will also show how the new dating fit with Nichiren as Jogyo Boasatsu. This is really just the tip of the this iceberg as they say..