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Nichiren s reading of the lotus sutra, which he regarded as the quintes sence of. The lotus sutra of the correct law says that, if one hears this sutra and proclaims and embraces its title, one will enjoy merit beyond measure. The soka gakkai believes that nichirens interpretations of the. With very few exceptions the readings in these two editions are almost. Buddha is about to expound the sutra of the great vehicle mahayana called the lotus. The lotus sutra translated by burton watson including rev. The writings of nichiren daishonin, volumes 1 and 2 wnd1 and wnd2, the lotus sutra and its opening and closing sutras lsoc, and the lotus sutra commentary the record of the orally transmitted. On the other hand, because he lived in exact accord with its teachings, he was able to prove that the lotus sutra and the words of. Buddha during the first forty years after his enlightenment and the lotus sutra. It will also consider nichirens treatment of gift of the body stories from the. Several goshos honorable writings written by nichiren daishonin concerning buddhism and the lotus sutra. Discussion gosho the strategy of the lotus sutra in 1274, nichiren daishonin was pardoned and returned to kamakura from his exile on the island of sado. What does it mean to use the strategy of the lotus sutra.

This combination of the burton translation of the lotus sutra, and the commentaries of. Furthermore nichiren thought that a buddha was a person. Lotus sutra chapter titles and their abbreviated forms j. Praj nap dr ami ta sutras, some of which are considered to have been. Nichiren was persecuted throughout his lifetime by the japanese government and by religious powers who considered his revolutionary teachings a grave threat to their continued authority. From this perspective, it could be said that the lotus sutra predicted the appearance and actions of nichiren daishonin in the latter day. This pdf file may be printed and distributed according to the terms of use estab lished on the. Is it possible, without understanding the meaning of the lotus sutra, but merely by chanting the five or seven characters of nammyohorengekyo once a day, once a month, or simply once a year, once a decade, or once in a lifetime, to avoid being drawn into trivial or serious acts of. The lotus sutra and tsunesaburo makiguchi and josei toda. Saddharmapuarikasutra scripture of the white lotus of the marvelous law into chinese in 406 c. The library contains the following english translations of the essential texts of nichiren buddhism. The strategy of the lotus sutra wnd i nichiren buddhism library.

And nichiren daishonin taught that everything in life unfolds in. The commonly chanted sections of chapter 2 and 16 of the lotus sutra are used in this service. The daimoku of the lotus sutra wnd i nichiren buddhism. The japanese titles of the documents referred to in the text i. Nichiren argued on the basis of the nonduality of form and mind that. Within the buddhist canon, the lotus sutra is one text that should be read as a whole.

Published by the head office of nichirenshu buddhism. In translating the chinese text into english we used the kasuga edition of kumarajivas version of the lotus sutra as the basic text, rather than the taisho edition. The lotus sutra expounds the fundamental law of the universe, the mystic law. The lotus sutra is one of the most popular and influential mahayana sutras, and the basis on which the tiantai, tendai, cheontae, and nichiren schools of. Nichirens interpretation of the universality of the lotus sutra.

The writings of nichiren daishonin, volumes 1 and 2 wnd1 and wnd2, the lotus sutra and its opening and closing sutras lsoc. Nichiren s reading of the lotus sutra, which he regarded as the quintes sence of sakyamuni buddhas. Nichiren buddhism, became the parent organization of contemporary lay movements like. The writings of nichiren daishonin, volumes 1 and 2 wnd1 and wnd2, the lotus sutra and its opening and closing sutras lsoc, and the lotus sutra commentary the record of the orally transmitted teachings ott. The acceptance and impact of the lotus sutra in japan institute of. It is a matter of rejoicing that your usual prudence and courage, as well as your firm faith in the lotus sutra, enabled you to. First international lay retreat determined to be bodhisattvas of the earth pdf. In particular, it analyzes nichiren s claim that each character of the lotus sutra is a living buddha and contains the entirety of the buddhas teachings within itself.