Monday, November 03, 2014

Gosho Passage - November 3, 2014


"Among my disciples, those who think themselves well versed in Buddhism are the ones who make errors. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the heart of the Lotus Sutra. It is like the soul of a person. [...] It can only be a cause for disaster. This teaching was not propagated in the Former or Middle Day of the Law because the other sutras had not yet lost their power of benefit. Now, in the Latter Day of the Law, neither the Lotus Sutra nor the other sutras lead to enlightenment. Only Nam-myoho-renge-kyo can do so."

From Gosho "The Teaching for the Latter Day" (The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Volume I, page 903)