Saturday, August 25, 2012

On Upholding Faith in the Gohonzon

Daily Wisdom


From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Saturday, August 25, 2012:

This Gohonzon is the essence of the Lotus Sutra and the eye of all the scriptures. It is like the sun and moon in the heavens, a great ruler on earth, the heart in a human being, the wish-granting jewel among treasures and the pillar of a house. When we have this mandala with us, it is a rule that all Buddhas and gods will gather round and watch over us, protecting us like a shadow day and night, just as warriors guard their ruler, as parents love their children, as fish rely on water, as trees and plants crave rain, or as birds depend on trees.

On Upholding Faith in the Gohonzon
Written to the lay nun Myoshin on August 25, 1275

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