Originally Posted by
Spiritualseeker
Namaste,
Yeah i sort of cheated when I sit with a tibetan group here because their teachers only come periodically (the khenpo brothers) but the group themselves allowed me to chant with them some mantras that require teachers. It is odd even in Tibetan buddhism you cannot recite Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha without a teacher (I saw some people reciting on youtube OM "DOOM" ganapateye namaha) but this tibetan guy told me that one needs empowerment for this. Whereas in hinduism youc an simply recite it. According to Dancing with Siva one should have a teacher to recite OM Namaha Sivaya he said the difference between one who recites it under transmission of a teacher and one who does not is between a person writing a check with no money in the bank and one writing a check with money in the bank.
Anyways what I wanted to know specifically here is the Japanese Mantra recitation. Such as Nam Myoho Renge Kyo which practictitioners of Nichiren buddhism says can lead you to enlightenment here and now in this lifetime. Of course Nam myoho renge kryo is the Japanese translation of the Buddhist Lotus Sutra title. But it seems the Japanese have formulated mantras (that were translated) and used them for enlightenment. I am just not sure if there really has been people who have become enlightened in Nichiren.
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