The Fourteen Slanders

Daily Wisdom

From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Thursday, October 11, 2012:

 

Take these teachings to heart, and always remember that believers in the Lotus Sutra should absolutely be the last to abuse one another. All those who keep faith in the Lotus Sutra are most certainly Buddhas, and one who slanders a Buddha commits a grave offense.

The Fourteen Slanders
Written to the lay priest Matsuno Rokuro Saemon on December 9, 1276