Here is an excerpt from an email on this subject that I sent toToby Johnson, a gay author, activist and friend. He's a follower of Buddhism, although he once told me he is "as much a heretic to Buddhism as I am to Christianity." *** In Japan Buddhism was and is used to support...
After (jìbì 既畢) having eaten their meal, they arranged a wheel-turning seat, and [the Buddha] proclaimed the profound Dharma for the elders, causing them to get rid of their fears and making their body and mind delighted.25 At that time, the Licchavi all felt joyful, just like a ...