We are successors of Buddha. So, because we
emphasize the practice of attaining enlightenment as Buddha did, we naturally
put emphasis also on Sangha. By practice we will build our character as Buddha
did. So that is why we call Shakyamuni Buddha's name. For us it is natural to
repeat Shakyamuni Buddha's name rather than Amida Buddha's name or the name of
a scripture. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 67-06-11 as found on shunryusuzuki.com. Edited by DC - Many Shunryu Suzuki lecture excerpts on cuke.com - from there links to much more. Going slowly through Suzuki transcripts featuring whatever is next that seems okay, not just the super cool ones,.
