My case for 'Buddhism' is similar to the case for Jesus Christ.
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By helping to build understanding and confidence, [study] provides vital encouragement for us.—The Winning LifeThe Winning Life is a booklet of introduction to Buddhist practice. As you can see, Buddhism doesn't necessarily recognize a 'God' or an 'afterlife,' but instead it looks at the Truth of this world (no-matter-how it was created), appreciates that Truth (no-matter-where it's from) and functions through the expression of that appreciation.
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"What then does myo signify? It is simply the mysterious nature of our life from moment to moment, which the mind cannot comprehend or words express. When we look into our own mind at any moment, we perceive neither color nor form to verify that it exists. Yet we still cannot say it does not exist, for many differing thoughts continue to occur. The mind cannot be considered either to exist or not to exist. Life is indeed an elusive reality that transcends both the word and concepts of existence and nonexistence. It is neither existence nor non-existence, yet exhibits qualities of both. It is the mystic entity of the Middle Way that is the ultimate reality. Myo is the name given to the mystic nature of life, and ho, to its manifestations" (The Writings of Nichiren Daishonen, p.4).—The Winning LifeNichiren is sort of a "Jesus Christ of latter-day saints." (A Buddhist prayer-book [gonyo] actually describes him as "a latter Buddha," affirming that all people have within them 'a Buddha-nature'). Through faith, study and practice, each human can become Enlightened.
The universal Law is impartial, and no prayer is more- or less-worthy than another.... we attain enlightenment through a continual transformation that takes place in the depths of our existence ...—The Winning Life
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