●Teachings of HONMON BUTSURYUSHU

7. Mentalism Preached by Buddhism:

We have previously discussed the theory of "Icinen-sanzen". Along the same principle, there is another theory called the "mentality theory". This theory outlines how we can invite good fortunes and happiness in our lives.

In Buddhism, the five senses which aid our body to see, to hear, to smell, to taste and to feel, are referred to as"Gokan". In conjunction with the"gokan", the ability to distinguish one thing from another and judge it intuitively is known as the sixth sense.

Buddism explains that in the sixth sense exist the seventh and the eighth senses called "Manashiki" and "Arayashiki", respectively. The explanation of these senses are as follows:

Next [Teachings] 7-a. The Warehouse of Mind, (Arayashiki):