Thursday, December 2, 2010

On Repaying Debts of Gratitude

What can we say, then, of persons who are devoting themselves to Buddhism? Surely they should not forget the debts of gratitude they owe to their parents, their teachers and their country. But if one intends to repay these great debts of gratitude, one can hope to do so only if one learns and masters Buddhism, becoming a person of wisdom. 21/7

The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
On Repaying Debts of Gratitude
Written to Joken-bo and Gijo-bo on July 21, 1276

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