Friday, November 19, 2010

The Buddhas and bodhisattvas of the ten directions and three existences are in you

You must never think that any of the eighty thousand sacred teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha's lifetime or any of the Buddhas and bodhisattvas of the ten directions and three existences are outside yourself. Your practice of the Buddhist teachings will not relieve you of the sufferings of birth and death in the least unless you perceive the true nature of your life. 5/2

The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime
Written to Toki Jonin in 1255

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